maranoia means anxiety, fear, or nervousness experienced by some individuals before or during a marathon. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 92 out of 100.
maranoia is pronounced /ˌmæɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/.
Etymology
Blend of marathon + paranoia.
noun
- Anxiety, fear, or nervousness experienced by some individuals before or during a marathon.“And if I’m not stewing over a less-than-perfect training cycle then I’m mentally counting down the hours until I need to get up and prepare because, of course, I didn’t sort out my raceday essentials until the very last minute. No matter how many times I sign up, the state of ‘maranoia’ I work myself into is real.”