Meaning

2 senses

  1. Of, related to, or suffering from clinical paranoia.

    paranoid

    параноида́льныйparanoidálʹnyj, парано́идныйparanóidnyj, паранойя́льныйparanojjálʹnyj

    параноїдальнийparanojidalʹnyj

    suffering from paranoia

  2. (informal)Exhibiting excessive fear, suspicion, or distrust.

    paranoid

    паранои́ческийparanoíčeskij

Examples

157 sentences

  1. Tom is clearly a paranoid schizophrenic.

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  2. Tom has been diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic.

    ruТому диагностировали параноидальную шизофрению.

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  3. Aren't you being a little paranoid?

    ruУ тебя не паранойя, часом?

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  4. Am I just being paranoid again?

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  5. Maybe Tom is a little paranoid.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of, related to, or suffering from paranoia:
Русский
By meaning 2
of, related to, or suffering from paranoia:
exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of, related to, or suffering from paranoia:

Origin

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

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Forms

more paranoid, most paranoid
Comparativemore paranoid Lesson
Superlativemost paranoid Lesson

regular

Word family

8 related words
Derivednonparanoidparanoidlyparanoidnessparanoid schizophreniaparanoid schizophrenictechnoparanoidultraparanoidunparanoid

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

Collocations

5 patterns
  • being being paranoid
  • a little paranoid
  • little paranoid
  • a bit paranoid
  • bit paranoid

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
paramourparanoiaparanormalparapetparaphernalia
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