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paranoid

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈpærənɔɪd/

paranoid means: Feeling very worried that people may harm you or that something bad will happen, without good reason.

adjective

UNREASONABLY SUSPICIOUSB2

Feeling very worried that people may harm you or that something bad will happen, without good reason.

  • I'm getting paranoid about my keys.
  • He became paranoid that someone was following him.
  • Are we being paranoid about online security?

How to use it: paranoid about something (He is paranoid about losing his phone.); paranoid that… (She was paranoid that everyone was laughing at her.)

Similar words: suspicious, distrustful

Opposites: trusting

Common phrases: feel paranoid, paranoid about something, a bit paranoid

CLINICAL PARANOIAC1

Having or involving a mental condition that causes strong false beliefs that others want to harm you.

  • The patient experienced paranoid delusions.
  • Treatment reduced her paranoid symptoms.
  • A psychiatrist assessed his increasingly paranoid beliefs.

Common phrases: paranoid delusions, paranoid symptoms, paranoid disorder

Questions about paranoid

What does paranoid mean?

Feeling very worried that people may harm you or that something bad will happen, without good reason.

What is paranoid in other languages?

Türkçe: paranoyak · Español: paranoico · Français: paranoïaque · Deutsch: paranoid · Italiano: paranoico · 日本語: 疑い深い

How do you pronounce paranoid?

It is pronounced /ˈpærənɔɪd/.

How do you use paranoid in a sentence?

I'm getting paranoid about my keys. He became paranoid that someone was following him.

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