paranoid
pronunciation
How to pronounce paranoid in British English:
UK [ˈpærənɔɪd]
How to pronounce paranoid in American English:
US [ˈpærəˌnɔɪd]
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- Noun:
- a person afflicted with paranoia
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- Adjective:
- suffering from paranoia
Word Origin
- paranoid (adj.)
- 1901, irregularly formed from paranoia + -oid. As a noun, "a paranoid person," attested from 1922.
Example
- 1. It 's hard not to be paranoid in that context .
- 2. The rest of the time he 's paranoid and hostile .
- 3. Libya 's leader muammar qaddafi is thuggish and paranoid .
- 4. George got angry , saying bernie was paranoid and it would never happen .
- 5. Hollywood executives have long been paranoid and insecure . Now they have cause to be .