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It's amazing where the paranoid mind can take you.
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Meaning of "paranoid" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PARANOID

paranoid  [ˈpærəˌnɔɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARANOID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Paranoid can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PARANOID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Paranoia

Paranoia /ˌpærəˈnɔɪə/ is a thought process believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear, often to the point of irrationality and delusion. Paranoid thinking typically includes persecutory beliefs, or beliefs of conspiracy concerning a perceived threat towards oneself. Paranoia is distinct from phobias, which also involve irrational fear, but usually no blame. Making false accusations and the general distrust of others also frequently accompany paranoia. For example, an incident most people would view as an accident or coincidence, a paranoid person might believe was intentional.

Definition of paranoid in the English dictionary

The first definition of paranoid in the dictionary is of, characterized by, or resembling paranoia. Other definition of paranoid is exhibiting undue suspicion, fear of persecution, etc. Paranoid is also a person who shows the behaviour patterns associated with paranoia.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARANOID


ammonoid
ˈæməˌnɔɪd
benzenoid
ˈbɛnzɪˌnɔɪd
bioflavonoid
ˌbaɪəʊˈfleɪvəˌnɔɪd
catenoid
ˈkætəˌnɔɪd
coronoid
ˈkɒrəˌnɔɪd
eicosanoid
aɪˈkəʊsəˌnɔɪd
falconoid
ˈfɔːlkəˌnɔɪd
flavonoid
ˈfleɪvəˌnɔɪd
halogenoid
ˈhælədʒəˌnɔɪd
humanoid
ˈhjuːməˌnɔɪd
melanoid
ˈmɛləˌnɔɪd
phlegmonoid
ˈflɛɡməˌnɔɪd
pycnogonoid
pɪkˈnɒɡəˌnɔɪd
pyranoid
ˈpaɪrəˌnɔɪd
pyrenoid
ˈpaɪrəˌnɔɪd
quinonoid
ˈkwɪnəˌnɔɪd
salmonoid
ˈsælməˌnɔɪd
serranoid
ˈserəˌnɔɪd
solenoid
ˈsəʊlɪˌnɔɪd
tetanoid
ˈtɛtəˌnɔɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARANOID

paramyxovirus
parancenteses
paranephric
paranephros
paranete
parang
paranoia
paranoiac
paranoic
paranoically
paranoidal
paranormal
paranormality
paranormally
paranthelia
paranthelion
paranthropus
paranym
paranymph
parapara

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARANOID

adenoid
arachnoid
arytenoid
cannabinoid
carcinoid
conoid
crinoid
echinoid
fibrinoid
ganoid
glenoid
hominoid
isoprenoid
lianoid
lichenoid
resinoid
retinoid
sphenoid
subarachnoid
terpenoid

Synonyms and antonyms of paranoid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PARANOID»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «paranoid» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of paranoid

Translation of «paranoid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARANOID

Find out the translation of paranoid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of paranoid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «paranoid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

多疑的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

paranoico
570 millions of speakers

English

paranoid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पागल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المذعور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

параноик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

paranoico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভীতু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

paranoïaque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Paranoid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

paranoid
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

偏執性の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

편집증적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paranoid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hoang tưởng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சித்தப்பிரமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विचित्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

paranoyak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

paranoico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

paranoję
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

параноїк
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

paranoic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παρανοϊκός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

paranoïes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

paranoid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

paranoid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of paranoid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARANOID»

The term «paranoid» is very widely used and occupies the 20.126 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARANOID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about paranoid

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10 QUOTES WITH «PARANOID»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word paranoid.
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Freema Agyeman
I'm terrified of bugs and I travel with sprays, lotions, potions; the lot. I have to check the room before I go to sleep and if I come across a bug and fail to remove it I have to sleep in a separate room as I'm paranoid that I'll be taken advantage of as I sleep.
2
Jami Attenberg
Some journal writers choose to password-protect their site, which is either an incredibly responsible act or a paranoid one.
3
Margaret Atwood
If the national mental illness of the United States is megalomania, that of Canada is paranoid schizophrenia.
4
John Avlon
A wingnut is someone on the far-right wing or far-left wing of the political spectrum - the professional partisans, the unhinged activists and the paranoid conspiracy theorists. They're the people who always try to divide rather than unite us.
5
Bill Ayers
It's amazing where the paranoid mind can take you.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat
The country makes me more paranoid, you know? I think the crazy people out there are little crazier.
7
Justine Bateman
I think aging and maturing is really interesting, and it's a shame that Americans are so panicky and paranoid about it.
8
Libba Bray
I love to be scared. Not, 'Hey, I think I smell smoke...' scared, but creepy, paranoid, what's-that-out-there-in-the-dark, ghost story scared. It's no surprise that I was the girl who got invited to the slumber parties because I could be counted on to tell a tale to scare the bejesus out of you.
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Steven Brust
Just because they really are out to get you doesn't mean you aren't paranoid.
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Bonnie Jo Campbell
We have a shotgun we inherited from my father-in-law, a paranoid Englishman living in Texas. I have a .22 Marlin rifle, similar to the one Annie Oakley had, and my husband has a .357 Magnum pistol. All those are locked up tight, of course. We have a couple of pellet guns that get more use than the real guns.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARANOID»

Discover the use of paranoid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to paranoid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points ...
The Currency Paperback edition of Only the Paranoid Survive includes a new chapter about the impact of strategic inflection points on individual careers--how to predict them and how to benefit from them. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Andrew S. Grove, 2010
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The Paranoid Style in American Politics
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Richard Hofstadter, 2012
3
Paranoid
I landed my first job out of college at a tiny unknown company with what appeared to be a really cool boss.
John Fiduccia, 2001
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North Korea: The Paranoid Peninsula: A Modern History, ...
This reissue of Paul French's acclaimed introduction to North Korea provides an up-to-the-minute overview of the politics, economics and history of the DPRK, with added chapters dealing with recent events.
Paul French, 2007
5
Paranoid Park
This is a riveting look at one boy’s fall into a world of crime, guilt, and fear—and his desperate attempt to get out again.
Blake Nelson, 2008
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PGP & GPG: Email for the Practical Paranoid
In this engaging and oddly reassuring text, practitioner Lucas describes Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) and Open Source GPG for moderately skilled computer geeks who are unfamiliar with public-key cryptography but want a cheap solution to ...
Michael Lucas, 2006
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Paranoid Schizophrenia: My Label, My Life
I was walled by a screen of prejudice and fear from the general public. Was this to be a life sentence? Was there a way to escape from the straitjacket of serious mental illness? This is my story, the story of how I learned to survive.
Bruce Venter, 2012
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The Lucid View: Investigations In Occultism, Ufology and ...
At this point, it therefore becomes the right and responsibility of every thinking member of society to cancel his membership, and to option a new, higher or broader concept of "reality." This is The Lucid View.
Aeolus Kephas, 2011
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Shelley and His Readers: Beyond Paranoid Politics
The innovative use of reception-based methodology will make this book invaluable not only to specialists of the Romantic period but also to anyone interested in literary criticism.
Kim Wheatley, 1999
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Paranoid Characteristics and Adjustment in Incarcerated Men ...
Finally, the seven paranoid characteristics were entered into multiple regression analyses to see whether one or two characteristics consistently acted as predictors of various measures of inmate functioning.
Jennifer Sturek, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARANOID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term paranoid is used in the context of the following news items.
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49ers' Tomsula a 'paranoid mess' with social media
I don't know a lot about it, other than my children, my daughters, are teaching me something about it and I'm a paranoid mess with it. But I'm ... «Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Jul 15»
2
Did Black Sabbath Steal the “Paranoid” Guitar Riff? — Video
Black Sabbath's “Paranoid” is one of the legendary U.K. metal band's most famous tunes, distinguished by Tony Iommi's guitar riff that opens ... «Guitar World Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Spurrier paranoid? Bear Bryant's 'enemies' went after his age, too
Steve Spurrier, the 55-year-old (per the team doctor — he's actually 70) head coach at South Carolina, isn't totally paranoid. It happens. «SportingNews.com, Jul 15»
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Justin Lowe Dead: After The Burial Guitarist Leaves Rambling …
Justin Lowe was found dead on Tuesday, just weeks after the After the Burial guitarist left a paranoid and seemingly incoherent note that ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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Did TONY IOMMI Get Inspiration For BLACK SABBATH's 'Paranoid
"Paranoid" was recorded in June 1970 at Regent Sound Studios and Island Studios in London, England and the album's title track was written ... «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Jul 15»
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Man admits killing casino worker after 'paranoid schizophrenia …
He said at the time of the killing he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia which had substantially impaired his ability to form rational ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Rush Limbaugh's paranoid Donald Trump meltdown: “This is how …
Rush Limbaugh's paranoid Donald Trump meltdown: “This is how they get rid of Republicans”. "Some Republican has said something so ... «Salon, Jul 15»
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Charges: Paranoid man sets fire to home, fires gun
Police say he had a hard time answering questions and appeared very paranoid. Mastel then said he set fire to his apartment to prevent "the ... «KARE, Jul 15»
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AAP should not get paranoid, says B S Bassi
AAP should not get paranoid, says B S Bassi. Pandey has alleged that a van of the Delhi Police had tried to mow him down while he was ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
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How Dating Too Many Assholes Turned Me Into a Paranoid Girlfriend
We're all good at something, whether it's art, or a sport or hobby. Me? I'm really great at dating assholes. Of course, for most talents, people ... «TheGloss, Jul 15»

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