paranoid en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpɛɹ.əˌnɔɪd/ (General-American)
- /ˈpæɹ.əˌnɔɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpæɹ.əˌnɔɪd/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English paranoia Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English paranoid From paranoia + -oid.
Meanings
- Of, related to, or suffering from clinical paranoia.
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(informal) Exhibiting excessive fear, suspicion, or distrust.
But can the people on TV see me or am I just paranoid?
1984, Rockwell, “Somebody's Watching Me”:People generally want to believe good news, and Max was so paranoid about germs that he'd really love to believe Plum Island was spewing antibiotics and vaccine into the air.
2003, Nelson DeMille, Plum Island:“As an autocrat, you have to be paranoid. You’re constantly at risk,” he said. “Everyone around you is lying all the time. You never know who is authentically loyal and who is lying to you.”
2026 February 3, Edward Wong, Julian E. Barnes, quoting Marcel Dirsus, “Ruptures in China’s Leadership Could Be Due to Paranoia and Power Plays”, in The New York Times (Politics section), New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2026:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more paranoid | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most paranoid | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
paranoid schizophrenia · paranoid personality disorder · unparanoid · paranoidness · ultraparanoid · paranoidly · paranoid schizophrenic · nonparanoid · technoparanoid
Translations (51)
pt paranoico (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · es paranoico (exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others) · ca paranoic (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · cmn 不信任的 (exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others) · th หวาดระแวง (exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others) · cmn 偏執狂的 /偏执狂的 (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · uk параноїдальний (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · hu paranoiás (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · fa پارانوئید (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · nl para (exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others) · kk параноидты (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · fi vainoharhainen (exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others) · pl paranoiczny (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · el παρανοϊκός (exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others) · fi paranoidi (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · kk параноидалды (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · ru паранои́ческий (exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others) · ka პარანოიდული (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · eo paranoja (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · fr paranoïaque (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · el παρανοϊκός (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · fi vainoharhainen (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · pl paranoidalny (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · it paranoide (exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others) · fi paranoidinen (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · it paranoico (exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others) · ms paranoid (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · ja 偏執病的な (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · pl paranoiczny (exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others) · nl paranoïde (exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others) · it paranoico (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · is vænisjúkur (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · pt paranoico (exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others) · nv ádił náhodilchííłgo ʼachʼį́nijódlį́ (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · es paranoico (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · id paranoid (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · ar بَارَانُويِيّ (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · tr paranoyak (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · ru парано́идный (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · sv paranoia (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · de paranoid (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · it paranoide (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · ca paranoic (exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others) · ru паранойя́льный (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · es paranoide (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · ja 偏執病の (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · fa پارانوئیدی (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · de paranoid (exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others) · nl paranoïde (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) · cs paranoidní (exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others) · ru параноида́льный (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia)