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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread #133892 - 10/11/04 03:08 PM paranoia   Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 jheem veteran jheem   veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California AHD: "1. A psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution with or without grandeur, often strenuously defended with apparent logic and reason. 2. Extreme, irrational distrust of others." < Gk para- 'beside' + noos 'mind'. Besides paranoia, there's also narapoia :- "That uneasy feeling that you are unintentionally following someone." And, finally metanoia :- Having gone beyond one's mind. #133893 - 10/11/04 06:42 PM Re: paranoia   Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 19 varaha stranger varaha   stranger Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 19 Mt Meru You forgot to mention paramnesia. #133894 - 10/11/04 09:13 PM Re: paranoia   Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,880 wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,880 Worcester, MA If you're going to invoke paranoia and metanoia, what about orthonoia? (asked the chemist organically ) #133895 - 10/11/04 09:38 PM Re: paranoia   Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 jheem veteran jheem   veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California orthonoia Sounds good to me. Do you wish to define it, too? Off hand, I'd said 'straight minded' or 'psychologically correct'. #133896 - 10/12/04 10:36 PM Re: metanoia   Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... How does one go about moving beyond one's mind? #133897 - 10/13/04 12:21 AM Re: metanoia   Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 jheem veteran jheem   veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California How does one go about moving beyond one's mind? By using language, WW. #133898 - 10/13/04 07:32 AM Re: metanoia   Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... So, jheem, it follows that human beings, by complete definition, are all metanoids? #133899 - 10/13/04 12:14 PM Re: metanoia   Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 jheem veteran jheem   veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California So, [...] it follows that human beings, by complete definition, are all metanoids?" QED. Yup. At least the ones capable of speech or signing. Besides, "I never metanoid I didn't like." #133900 - 10/15/04 08:18 PM Re: metanoia   Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,880 wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,880 Worcester, MA I never metanoid I didn't like Clearly, then, you admire single-minded computer whizzes from Brooklyn... Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,880 Posts224,655 Members9,045 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members DavidOrigami, RichEngle, Stosh2010, CarolWilliamson, Farscape07 9045 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 registered members (), 95 guests, and 2 spiders. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 49 A C Bowden 28 LukeJavan8 10 may2point0 2 Top Posters(All Time) wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,538 LukeJavan8 9,120 wofahulicodoc 7,880 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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