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追跡妄想 (ついせきもうそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

追つい跡せき妄もう想そう

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Meanings

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persecutory delusion; delusion of pursuit

psychoanalysis›

A psychoanalytic term for the delusional belief that one is being followed, watched, or persecuted. Used in clinical or academic contexts.

追つい跡せき妄もう想そうは統とう合ごう

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Persecutory delusions can appear as one of the symptoms of schizophrenia.

Kanji

追chase, drive away, follow
跡tracks, mark, print
妄delusion, unnecessarily, without authority
想idea, thought, conception

Related words

被ひ害がい妄もう想そう
被害妄想 is a broader term for delusions of persecution or being harmed, while 追跡妄想 specifically focuses on the belief of being followed or pursued.

Built from

追つい跡せき+妄もう想そう

Etymology

Compound of 追跡 (ついせき, 'pursuit, tracking') and 妄想 (もうそう, 'delusion'). The term is a direct calque of the English 'delusion of pursuit' or 'persecutory delusion', used in psychoanalytic literature.