Paranoiac
//ˌpæɹəˈnɔɪæk// adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Somebody who has paranoia, a paranoid person.
""Prove to me that I'm wrong when I say you are all just like person X from your group!" This is the cry of the bigot, the paranoiac, the pigeonholer, the witchhunter. Why need we prove what is self-evident?"
- 2 a person afflicted with paranoia wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to, or exhibiting, paranoia.
"Calm yourselves. The hysteria and opulent paranoiac fantasies that have spread over GCN’s pages in the wake of the general election constitute a reaction both shortsighted and silly."
Example
More examples"Calm yourselves. The hysteria and opulent paranoiac fantasies that have spread over GCN’s pages in the wake of the general election constitute a reaction both shortsighted and silly."
Etymology
From paranoia + -ac.
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