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paranoid

(pærənɔɪd)
Word forms: plural paranoids
1. adjective
If you say that someone is paranoid, you mean that they are extremely suspicious and afraid of other people.
I'm not going to get paranoid about it. [+ about]
...a paranoid politician who saw enemies all around him.
...an increasingly paranoid and fearful society.
Synonyms: suspicious, worried, nervous, fearful More Synonyms of paranoid
2. adjective
Someone who is paranoid suffers from the mental illness of paranoia.
...paranoid delusions.
...a paranoid schizophrenic.
A paranoid is someone who is paranoid.

paranoid in British English

(ˈpærəˌnɔɪd)
adjective
1. 
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

paranoid in American English

(ˈpærəˌnɔɪd)
adjective
1. 
of or like paranoia
2. 
characterized by extreme suspiciousness, grandiose delusions, or delusions of persecution
: also ˌparaˈnoidal (ˈpærəˈnɔɪdəl)
noun
3. 
a person afflicted with paranoia
Also ˌparaˈnoiˌac (ˈpærəˈnɔɪˌæk; ˈpærəˈnɔɪɪk)

Examples of 'paranoid' in a sentence
paranoid

The powerful are paranoid about keeping their own.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He admits that he is getting paranoid.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It makes me feel paranoid that his body does not have an inch of fat on it.
The Sun (2009)
They get very paranoid about people with that kind of power.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The real problem is a deeply embedded cultural difference coupled with an almost paranoid suspicion.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Or at least they have pretended to become paranoid.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Yet his paranoid fear of plots and conspiracies beset him to the end of his life.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
She is paranoid about body at the moment.
The Sun (2008)
It made me feel sick and paranoid.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
 People are paranoid about the idea of their rubbish being spied on.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
 People are getting paranoid about friendly matches when he has quite a few young players in there.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He will admire your lack of jealousy and feel paranoid about what it is you could be talking about.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Far from becoming more eloquent and approachable, many jockeys are growing paranoid about saying anything.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It seems you're getting a bit paranoid.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You can get paranoid about your investments but it's best to ride out the storm.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You become paranoid, afraid to go out.
The Sun (2012)
If he is acting a bit paranoid, he has good reason.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
There's no need to get paranoid.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
So you've got the same thing about having hope in a leader who becomes paranoid.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
My husband took me to the doctor saying I was paranoid.
The Sun (2013)
She says you're paranoid, but you have good reason to ask questions.
The Sun (2013)
I'm not prone to paranoid suspicion, but still.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

In other languages
paranoid

British English: paranoid ADJECTIVE
If you say that someone is paranoid, you mean that they are extremely suspicious and afraid of other people.
I'm not going to get paranoid about it.
  • American English: paranoid
  • Brazilian Portuguese: paranoico
  • Chinese: 多疑的
  • European Spanish: paranoico
  • French: paranoïaque
  • German: paranoid
  • Italian: paranoico
  • Japanese: 偏執性の
  • Korean: 편집증적인
  • European Portuguese: paranoico
  • Latin American Spanish: paranoico

Chinese translation of 'paranoid'

paranoid

(ˈpærənɔɪd) (inf)

adj

  1. (= suspicious) 多疑的 (duōyí de)
(adjective) 
(informal) 
We live in an increasingly paranoid and fearful society.
Synonyms
suspicious
He has his father's suspicious nature.
worried
I'm not worried about the future.
nervous
I get very nervous when I'm in the house alone at night.
fearful
I had often been very fearful and isolated.
apprehensive
People are still terribly apprehensive about the future.
antsy (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of apprehensive
Definition
fearful or anxious about the future
People are still terribly apprehensive about the future.
Synonyms
anxious,
concerned,
worried,
afraid,
alarmed,
nervous,
suspicious,
doubtful,
uneasy,
fearful,
disquieted,
foreboding,
twitchy (informal),
mistrustful,
antsy (informal)
in the sense of fearful
Definition
afraid and full of fear
I had often been very fearful and isolated.
Synonyms
timid,
afraid,
frightened,
scared,
alarmed,
wired (slang),
nervous,
anxious,
shrinking,
tense,
intimidated,
uneasy,
hesitant,
apprehensive,
jittery (informal),
panicky,
nervy (British, informal),
diffident,
jumpy,
timorous (literary),
pusillanimous (formal),
faint-hearted
in the sense of nervous
Definition
apprehensive or worried
I get very nervous when I'm in the house alone at night.
Synonyms
apprehensive,
anxious,
uneasy,
edgy,
worried,
wired (slang),
tense,
fearful,
shaky,
hysterical,
agitated,
ruffled,
timid,
hyper (informal),
jittery (informal),
uptight (informal),
flustered,
on edge,
excitable,
nervy (British, informal),
jumpy,
twitchy (informal),
fidgety,
timorous (literary),
highly strung,
antsy (informal),
toey (Australian, slang),
hesitant,
adrenalized

Nearby words of
paranoid

  • paramount
  • paramour
  • paranoia
  • paranoid
  • parapet
  • paraphernalia
  • paraphrase

Synonyms of 'paranoid'

paranoid

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of worried
Definition
concerned and anxious about things that may happen
I'm not worried about the future.
Synonyms
anxious,
concerned,
troubled,
upset,
afraid,
bothered,
frightened,
wired (slang),
nervous,
disturbed,
distressed,
tense,
distracted,
uneasy,
fearful,
tormented,
distraught,
apprehensive,
perturbed,
on edge,
ill at ease,
overwrought,
fretful,
hot and bothered,
unquiet,
antsy (informal)
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