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paranoid
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun paranoid has 1 sense
- paranoid(n = noun.person) paranoiac - a person afflicted with paranoia; Array is a kind of psycho, psychotic, psychotic person
Derived form adjective paranoid1
Adjective paranoid has 1 sense
- paranoid(s = adj.all) Array - suffering from paranoia; Array Derived form noun paranoid1
CIDE DICTIONARY
paranoid, a.
- Affected with paranoia; as, a paranoid schizophrenic. [PJC]
- 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; as, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they are not out to get you. [PJC]
THESAURUS
paranoid
brain-damaged, brain-injured, catatoniac, catatonic, certifiable, certifiable case, disturbed, manic-depressive, mental, mental case, mentally ill, mentally sick, neurotic, paranoiac, psycho, psychopath, psychopathic, psychopathic case, psychopathic personality, psychotic, schiz, schizo, schizoid, schizophrenic, schizy
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