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- Dictionaryparanoid/ˈparənɔɪd/
adjective
- 1. unreasonably or obsessively anxious, suspicious, or mistrustful: "you think I'm paranoid but I tell you there is something going on"
- 2. characterized by or affected with the mental condition of paranoia: "paranoid schizophrenia"
noun
- 1. a person who is paranoid: "further accusations would sound like the ramblings of a paranoid"
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PARANOID definition: 1. feeling extremely nervous and worried because you believe that other people do not like you or…. Learn more.
an extreme and unreasonable feeling that other people do not like you or are going to harm or criticize you: There's a lot of paranoia about crime at the moment. [ U ] psychology specialized. Someone who has paranoia has unreasonable false beliefs as a part of another mental illness, for example schizophrenia.
feeling extremely nervous and worried because you believe that other people do not like you or are trying to harm you: He started feeling paranoid and was convinced his boss was going to fire him. psychology specialized. suffering from a mental illness in which you believe that other people are trying to harm you:
1. : characterized by or resembling paranoia or paranoid schizophrenia. a paranoid psychiatric patient. 2. : characterized by suspiciousness, persecutory trends, or megalomania. behaving in a paranoid manner with accusations of persecutions. 3. : extremely fearful. was so paranoid that he was afraid to walk the streets. paranoid noun.
Paranoid is an adjective used to describe someone who has the mental disorder paranoia, which is characterized by delusions and feelings of extreme distrust, suspicion, and being targeted by others. Such thoughts and actions can also be described as paranoid .
adjective. 1. psychiatry. of, characterized by, or resembling paranoia. 2. informal. exhibiting undue suspicion, fear of persecution, etc. noun. 3. a person who shows the behaviour patterns associated with paranoia. Collins English Dictionary.
paranoid (rather informal) afraid of other people for no reason or suspecting that they are trying to harm you, when really they are not: You’re just being paranoid. Patterns
A paranoid person suffers from paranoia, the unreasonable fear or irrational belief that other people are plotting to harm him or her. How can you spot paranoid people? They tend to obsess over other people talking about them.
paranoid (somewhat informal) afraid or suspicious in a way that is not reasonable: You're just being paranoid. Patterns afraid/scared/frightened/terrified of spiders, etc.
Definition of paranoid noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
