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Synonyms for paranoid


Grammar : Adj
Spell : par-uh-noid
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpær əˌnɔɪd



Définition of paranoid

Origin :
  • 1901, irregularly formed from paranoia + -oid. As a noun, "a paranoid person," attested from 1922.
  • adj affected by paranoia
Example sentences :
  • He was the one to blame; he'd known Dorflay's paranoid condition for years.
  • Extract from : « Ministry of Disturbance » by Henry Beam Piper
  • He has all the tendencies to suspicion that a paranoid personality has.
  • Extract from : « Talents, Incorporated » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • But a paranoid Talent could think of them, and know that they were true.
  • Extract from : « Talents, Incorporated » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • Knowing this, they are also paranoid but, as distinct from the classic pathology, they do have enemies.
  • Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
  • Even if it's a paranoid constitutional inferior like Jimmy's father.
  • Extract from : « The Syndic » by C.M. Kornbluth
  • Another interview with the paranoid giant who had brought the disc, perhaps.
  • Extract from : « Quest of the Golden Ape » by Ivar Jorgensen
  • And the best part -- as far as I was concerned -- was that ParanoidXbox was paranoid.
  • Extract from : « Little Brother » by Cory Doctorow
  • That was enough to stimulate Candar's driving, paranoid megalomania to the full.
  • Extract from : « Evil Out of Onzar » by Mark Ganes
  • You see, out of touch with the real world, a paranoid can attach great value to utterly worthless objects.
  • Extract from : « Quest of the Golden Ape » by Ivar Jorgensen
  • It had still scared me witless and left me paranoid and checking my shoulder for weeks.
  • Extract from : « Little Brother » by Cory Doctorow

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