paranoid
Definition
Adjective:
- Characterized by or suffering from paranoia: Exhibiting irrational and persistent feelings of persecution, excessive suspicion, or self-importance.
- Extremely fearful or distrustful: Having an intense, often unwarranted, distrust of others or their motives.
Noun:
- A person afflicted with paranoia: An individual who suffers from the mental condition of paranoia.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- After the incident, he became increasingly paranoid about his safety.
- She had a paranoid belief that her colleagues were plotting against her.
Noun:
- The character in the film was portrayed as a paranoid who trusted no one.
- Clinically, he was diagnosed as a paranoid.
Advanced Usage
- Colloquial/Informal Use: In everyday, non-clinical language, "paranoid" is often used to describe someone who is overly anxious or suspicious about a specific situation, without implying a medical diagnosis.
- I'm feeling paranoid about forgetting my passport before the trip.
- "Paranoid that...": A common structure introducing the specific fear or belief.
- He was paranoid that his phone was being tapped.
Variants and Related Words
- Paranoia (n): The condition itself, characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur.
- His paranoia made it difficult for him to maintain friendships.
- Paranoid Schizophrenia (n): A specific subtype of schizophrenia dominated by paranoia. (Note: This is a compound term listed here as a related concept).
- Paranoidally (adv): In a paranoid manner.
- He glanced around paranoidally.
Synonyms
- Adjective: Distrustful, suspicious, fearful, persecuted, delusional.
- Noun: Persecution complex sufferer.
Related Phrases
- Paranoid about (something): Having an irrational fear or suspicion regarding a specific thing.
- She's paranoid about getting sick.
- Paranoid delusion: A fixed, false belief characteristic of paranoia.
- The patient was held captive by a paranoid delusion.
Related Idioms
- Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you: A humorous or cynical saying acknowledging that even an overly suspicious person might sometimes be correct about a threat. It highlights the difficulty of dismissing fears that may have a basis in reality.
- He laughed and said, "Just because you're paranoid..." when his friend warned him about the deal.
Adjective
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suffering from paranoia
Noun
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a person afflicted with paranoia
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