paranoid
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Britannica Dictionary definition of PARANOID
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medical
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of, relating to, or suffering from a mental illness that causes you to falsely believe that people are trying to harm you
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paranoid behavior/schizophrenia
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a paranoid mental patient
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[more paranoid; most paranoid]
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having or showing an unreasonable feeling that people are trying to harm you, do not like you, etc.
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feeling or showing paranoia
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I guess I was just being paranoid.
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She's a little paranoid about her job.
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It's nothing more than a paranoid fantasy.
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paranoid
/ˈperəˌnoɪd/
noun
plural
paranoids
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paranoid
/ˈperəˌnoɪd/
noun
plural
paranoids
Britannica Dictionary definition of PARANOID
[count]
medical
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a person who has paranoia
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a new treatment for paranoids
