noun, (used with a singular or plural verb) Meteorology. 1. streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground (distinguished from praecipitatio). Origin of virga. 1935-1940.
Homicidal ideation. Homicidal ideation is a common medical term for thoughts about homicide. There is a range of homicidal thoughts which spans from vague ideas of revenge to detailed and fully formulated plans without the act itself. Many people who have homicidal ideation do not commit homicide.
Borderline Personality Disorder. Paranoid ideation, or paranoia, is having beliefs that you are being harassed or persecuted, or beliefs involving general suspiciousness about others' motives or intent. The Difference Between Paranoid Ideation and Delusional Paranoia.