adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person suffering from paranoia.
2. 2
   a person afflicted with paranoia wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Of, related to, or suffering from clinical paranoia.
2. 2
   Exhibiting excessive fear, suspicion, or distrust. informal

   "But can the people on TV see me or am I just paranoid?"

Adjective

1. 1
   suffering from paranoia wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

brain-damagedbrain-injuredcatatoniaccatatoniccertifiablecertifiable case

Example

More examples

"Refusing linguistic injustice doesn't make you a paranoid schizophrenic."

Etymology

From paranoia + -oid.

Related phrases

paranoid personality disorderparanoid schizophreniaparanoid schizophrenic

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