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Topic Options #133892 - 10/11/04 11:08 AM paranoia jheem veteran Registered: 01/06/04 Posts: 1475 Loc: 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. Top #133893 - 10/11/04 02:42 PM Re: paranoia varaha stranger Registered: 08/22/04 Posts: 19 Loc: Mt Meru You forgot to mention paramnesia. Top #133894 - 10/11/04 05:13 PM Re: paranoia wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/06/01 Posts: 6792 Loc: Worcester, MA If you're going to invoke paranoia and metanoia, what about orthonoia? (asked the chemist organically ) Top #133895 - 10/11/04 05:38 PM Re: paranoia jheem veteran Registered: 01/06/04 Posts: 1475 Loc: California orthonoia Sounds good to me. Do you wish to define it, too? Off hand, I'd said 'straight minded' or 'psychologically correct'. Top #133896 - 10/12/04 06:36 PM Re: metanoia Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/30/01 Posts: 6296 Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... How does one go about moving beyond one's mind? Top #133897 - 10/12/04 08:21 PM Re: metanoia jheem veteran Registered: 01/06/04 Posts: 1475 Loc: California How does one go about moving beyond one's mind? By using language, WW. Top #133898 - 10/13/04 03:32 AM Re: metanoia Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/30/01 Posts: 6296 Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... So, jheem, it follows that human beings, by complete definition, are all metanoids? Top #133899 - 10/13/04 08:14 AM Re: metanoia jheem veteran Registered: 01/06/04 Posts: 1475 Loc: 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." Top #133900 - 10/15/04 04:18 PM Re: metanoia wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/06/01 Posts: 6792 Loc: Worcester, MA I never metanoid I didn't like Clearly, then, you admire single-minded computer whizzes from Brooklyn... Top Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview 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 Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8947 Members 16 Forums 13866 Topics 222202 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members michor, Daksh1, geoffhargreaves, Guadalupe, may2point0 8947 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 25 Guests and 6 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) wofahulicodoc 65 LukeJavan8 52 may2point0 19 Tromboniator 3 jheem 1 May 1 geoffhargreaves 1 Top Posters wwh 13858 Faldage 13803 Jackie 11613 tsuwm 10538 LukeJavan8 8433 Buffalo Shrdlu 7210 wofahulicodoc 6792 AnnaStrophic 6511 Wordwind 6296 of troy 5400

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