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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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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:
The meaning of PARANOID is characterized by or resembling paranoia or paranoid schizophrenia. How to use paranoid in a sentence.
PARANOID meaning: 1. feeling extremely nervous and worried because you believe that other people do not like you or…. Learn more.
Someone who is paranoid has an irrational and obsessive distrust of others, like your paranoid friend who worries that everyone from the principal to the neighborhood pre-schoolers are out to get him.
If you say that someone is paranoid, you mean that they are extremely suspicious and afraid of other people.
paranoid. adjective. /ˈpærənɔɪd/ (also less frequent paranoiac. /ˌpærəˈnɔɪæk/ /ˌpærəˈnɔɪɪk/ ) believing that other people dislike you or want to harm you, when there is no reason or evidence for this. She's getting really paranoid about what other people say about her. You're just being paranoid.
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.
What does the word paranoid mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word paranoid . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
If you say that someone is paranoid, you mean that they are extremely suspicious and afraid of other people. 2. Someone who is paranoid has the mental illness of paranoia.
PARANOID meaning: 1 : of, relating to, or suffering from a mental illness that causes you to falsely believe that people are trying to harm you; 2 : having or showing an unreasonable feeling that people are trying to harm you, do not like you, etc. feeling or showing paranoia.
