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paranoiac en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌpæɹəˈnɔɪæk/

Etymology

From paranoia + -ac.

Meanings

1. Pertaining to, or exhibiting, paranoia.
   • Calm yourselves. The hysteria and opulent paranoiac fantasies that have spread over GCN’s pages in the wake of the general election constitute a reaction both shortsighted and silly. 1980 December 13, Ray Olson, “Shorct Sighted And Silly”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 21, page 4:

Forms

Deriveds

paranoiacally · paranoiac-critical

Translations (9)

ru паранойя́льный (pertaining to paranoia) · ga paranóiach (pertaining to paranoia) · de paranoisch (pertaining to paranoia) · fr paranoïaque (pertaining to paranoia) · fi paranoidinen (pertaining to paranoia) · sv paranoid (pertaining to paranoia) · pl paranoiczny (pertaining to paranoia) · pl paranoidalny (pertaining to paranoia) · cmn 偏執狂的 /偏执狂的 (pertaining to paranoia)

paranoiac en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌpæɹəˈnɔɪæk/

Etymology

From paranoia + -ac.

Meanings

1. Somebody who has paranoia, a paranoid person.
   • "Prove to me that I'm wrong when I say you are all just like person X from your group!" This is the cry of the bigot, the paranoiac, the pigeonholer, the witchhunter. Why need we prove what is self-evident? 1999 February 1, Shedona Chevalier, “Personal Power”, in Agapé, volume 2, number 1, page 2:

Forms

Synonyms

paranœic