n 1  :  a psychosis characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usu. without hallucinations  2  :  a tendency on the part of an individual or group toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness and distrustfulness of others .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  par·a·nee  perinea  perinei  per·nio 
 
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