Definition of 'paranoid'
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.
2. adjective
A paranoid is someone who is paranoid.
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paranoid in British English
adjective
noun
3.
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paranoid in American English
adjective
1.
of or like paranoia
noun
Also ˌparaˈnoiˌac (ˈpærəˈnɔɪˌæk
; ˈpærəˈnɔɪɪk
)3.
a person afflicted with paranoia
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paranoid in American English
(ˈpærəˌnɔid)
adjective
1.
of, like, or suffering from paranoia
noun
Also: paranoiac, paranoeac2.
a person suffering from paranoia
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British English: paranoid
ADJECTIVE /ˈpærənɔɪd/
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.
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