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Paraphanoia 

Ditching your pot-smoking paraphernalia due to a fit of weed-induced paranoia, and then deeply regretting it later.
Not realizing the cops were coming to bust his loser neighbor, not him, he tossed his favorite handblown bong out the window in a fit of paraphanoia.

paraphrasation 

How your version of a quote is displayed to others
My Paraphrasation of the authors quote is "..."
paraphrasation by Corona503 May 20, 2016

paraphrasing 

1. does not match the source word for word
2. involves putting a passage from a source into your own words
3. changes the words or phrasing of a passage, but retains and fully communicates the original meaning
4. must be attributed to the original source
5. It is not a summary.
6. It does not contain most of the words or phrases from the original (plagiarism).
7. It includes all minor details from original.
8. The meaning of the writing being paraphrased is clearer to the reader than in the original text.
9. It restates the thesis.
10.It is usually longer than the original.
"Immanuel Kant maintained the view that 'Existence' is obviously not a predicate."

After paraphrasing:-

"One prominent scholar believes 'existence' is not a predicate."
paraphrasing by sneha dhar January 2, 2008

Paraphilia 

I'm pretty sure that's in America????
No wait I think I'm thinking of Philadelphia...
"Damn where you live girl???"
"Paraphilia."
"Where the fuck is that??"
"Bitch Idk goddamn"
Paraphilia by Crackhead Professor January 23, 2022

Paraphobia 

Jackie had such bad paraphobia, that she refused to be left alone with the opposite sex.
Paraphobia by BrookeTaylor January 20, 2007

Paraphonia 

A personality defect in which a person suffers from a mix narcissism and paranoia.
The belief that you are so awesome, multiple people you don’t know want your phone number, and once they have it will become crazy stalkers.
George: I will not give you my number in a public message, because I dont want people I don't know to have my number.

Ray: So, are you calling my friends stalkers? Turn down your Paraphonia!
Paraphonia by greycoatmasher April 1, 2010