Paranoid

Word PARANOID
Character 8
Hyphenation par a noid
Pronunciations /ˈpæɹ.ə.ˌnɔɪd/

Definitions and meanings of "Paranoid"

What do we mean by paranoid?

Relating to, characteristic of, or affected with paranoia. adjective

Exhibiting or characterized by extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others. adjective

One affected with paranoia. noun

Resembling paranœa.

The trade-name for a plastic material which resembles celluloid, used for dominoes, poker chips, etc. noun

Affected with paranoia. adjective

Suffering from delusions of being persecuted by the conspiratorial actions of others; having an unwarranted suspicion of the motives of others; -- used loosely in a negative sense, not as a medical term. adjective

Of, related to, or suffering from paranoia adjective

Exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others adjective

Someone suffering from paranoia noun

A person afflicted with paranoia noun

Suffering from paranoia adjective

Someone suffering from paranoia

Synonyms and Antonyms for Paranoid

The word "paranoid" in example sentences

And I never asked you if you thought I was paranoid, I am * rightfully paranoid* and I'm ok with that. ❋ WoadBooks (2010)

Wolf, this question of whether it was Saddam and the doubles -- I don't mean to use the term paranoid in the classic psychiatric sense. ❋ Unknown (2003)

I haven't seen any psychiatri­c diagnoses, but the term paranoid schizophre ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)

Rubyfoo: I haven't seen any psychiatric diagnoses, but the term paranoid ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)

This was before I went on the web and knew almost nothing about paranoid personality disorder and just assumed the term paranoid schizophrenic was an hysterical insult that self-righteous idiots flung at a person they didn't like. ❋ Unknown (2008)

We are all sufferers from history, but the paranoid is a double sufferer, since he is afflicted not only by the real world, with the rest of us, but by his fantasies as well. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As Hofstadter wrote, "We are all sufferers from history, but the paranoid is a double sufferer, since he is afflicted not only by the real world, with the rest of us, but by his fantasies as well." ❋ Unknown (2009)

MARSHALL: Well, mothers who kill their children often have what we call paranoid attachment systems so the way they attach to the child is being angry towards the child, feeling that the child has taken something from them, taking the love, they ` re jealous toward other people ` s attention towards the child, but they also love the child and are attached. ❋ Unknown (2009)

MORRISON: "You" is what we call a paranoid pseudo community. ❋ Unknown (2007)

A shrink had once told him to use the word cautious because of the negative connotations associated with the word paranoid, but Rapp had only laughed. ❋ Vince Flynn (2000)

But he was a Korean War veteran who was being treated at the VA hospital in Waco for what they called paranoid schizophrenia. ❋ Nelson, Willie & Shrake, Edwin Bud (1992)

And investigators noted Ivins' own words, referring in his e-mails to his deep psychological problems -- "being eaten alive inside" by what he called "paranoid, delusional thoughts." ❋ Unknown (2011)

Like the vast majority of blacks today, Greg Coleman is an adherent of what I call the paranoid, black supremacist, jailhouse philosophy of law. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Gandhi for his comments made in Beijing, criticising the Home Ministry for what he called paranoid policies towards Chinese companies. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi for his comments made in Beijing, criticising the Home Ministry for what he called paranoid policies towards Chinese companies. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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