paranoid
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5.6
- adjective
- /ˈpærəˌnɔɪd/
:
paranoico
- After experiencing a robbery, she became paranoid about leaving her house alone.
- feel paranoid
- paranoid fears
- paranoid delusions
It pays to be paranoid, especially with your children.
- It pays to be paranoid, especially with your children.
- They are people where inside of them an almost paranoid storm is always brewing.
- It can lead to being delusional, being very paranoid, erratic behaviour.
- And in fact, they may turn around and call you paranoid or hypersensitive or crazy.
- She's more paranoid than he is, said a staffer.
- Some kind of paranoid delusion could destroy this country.
- Feeling edgy, paranoid, not knowing what to do with yourself?
- Yeah, I feel like I am very paranoid.
- He he gets paranoid that they're having an affair.
- And I have not taken any of them because I am so paranoid about isolating compounds.
Examples
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It pays to be paranoid, especially with your children.
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Now the question is, is she just being paranoid or are they talking about her?
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I think if you feel paranoid, listen to your gut.
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My view is this: there is no harm in being paranoid.
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Now, you know, this sounds paranoid, but they've published papers on it.
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She was robbed, and she was paranoid about being robbed again.
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This sent the Austrians into a paranoid tailspin.
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Also, and I realise I'm paranoid, it doesn't mean I'm wrong.
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His paranoid thoughts made him suspicious of his friends' intentions.
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She often feels paranoid when she thinks someone is watching her in public.
Synonyms
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3.2
Not trusting other people or what they say
110
3.6
Careful because you do not trust someone or something
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6.9
Careful because you do not trust someone or something
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5.2
Not trusting people and not willing to tell them private things
Feeling very suspicious and afraid that others will harm you
Compounds
- Specialized
4
8.0
A serious mental illness with strong false beliefs of being threatened or being very important
How Suspicious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Paranoid comes from Greek parts para- ('beside' or 'beyond') and -noia from nous ('mind'). So to be paranoid is like your mind being 'beside' itself, which helps explain the strong, often unreasonable fear or suspicion of others.