paranoid

English

Etymology

From paranoia +‎ -oid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛɹ.ə.ˌnɔɪd/, /ˈpæɹ.ə.ˌnɔɪd/
• IPA^(key): /ˈpæɹ.ə.ˌnɔɪd/
• Hyphenation: para‧noid

Adjective

paranoid (comparative more paranoid, superlative most paranoid)

1. Of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
2. Exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others

   Maybe I'm paranoid, but that doesn't mean that they are not out to get me.

Related terms

• paranoidly

Translations

of, related to, or suffering from paranoia

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Catalan: paranoic
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: vainoharhainen (fi) (common language); paranoidinen (fi), paranoidi (medical terminology)
• French: paranoïaque (fr)
• Georgian: პარანოიდული (ṗaranoiduli)
• German: paranoid (de)
• Greek: παρανοϊκός (el) m (paranoïkós)
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• Icelandic: vænisjúkur
• Italian: paranoico (it) m, paranoide (it) m or f
• Navajo: ádił náhodilchííłgo ʼachʼį́nijódlį́
• Persian: پارانوئید (pârâno'id), پارانوئیدی (pârâno'idi)
• Portuguese: paranoico (pt)
• Russian: параноида́льный (ru) (paranoidálʹnyj), парано́идный (ru) (paranóidnyj), паранойя́льный (ru) (paranojjálʹnyj)
• Spanish: paranoico m, paranoide m
• Swedish: paranoia (sv) c

exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Catalan: paranoic
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Czech: paranoidní
• Finnish: vainoharhainen (fi)
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• German: paranoid (de)
• Greek: παρανοϊκός (el) m (paranoïkós)
• Italian: paranoico (it) m, paranoide (it) m or f
• Portuguese: paranoico (pt)
• Russian: паранои́ческий (ru) (paranoíčeskij)
• Spanish: paranoico m

Noun

paranoid (plural paranoids)

1. Someone suffering from paranoia

Translations

someone suffering from paranoia

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Catalan: paranoic
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 妄想狂者 (wàngxiǎngkuángzhě)

• Czech: paranoik m
• Finnish: vainoharhainen (fi)
• French: paranoïaque (fr) m or f, parano (fr) m or f
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• German: Paranoiker m, Paranoikerin f, Paranoide m or f
• Greek: παρανοϊκός (el) m (paranoïkós)
• Italian: paranoico (it) m, paranoide (it) m or f
• Portuguese: paranoico (pt) m
• Russian: парано́ик (ru) m (paranóik)
• Spanish: paranoico
• Swedish: paranoiker (sv) c

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paʁanoˈʔiːt]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧no‧id

Adjective

paranoid (comparative paranoider, superlative am paranoidesten)

1. paranoid

Further reading

• “paranoid” in Duden online