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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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