paranoid
adjective /ˈpærənɔɪd/
/ˈpærənɔɪd/
(also less frequent paranoiac
/ˌpærəˈnɔɪæk/
/ˌpærəˈnɔɪɪk/
)- afraid of other people for no reason or suspecting that they are trying to harm you, when really they are not
- She's getting really paranoid about what other people say about her.
- You're just being paranoid.
Synonyms afraidafraidTopics Personal qualitiesc2- frightened
- scared
- terrified
- alarmed
- paranoid
- afraid [not before noun] feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
- There’s nothing to be afraid of.
- Aren’t you afraid (that) you’ll fall?
- frightened feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
- a frightened child
- She was frightened that the glass would break.
- scared (rather informal) feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
- The thieves got scared and ran away.
- terrified very frightened:
- I was terrified (that) she wouldn’t come.
- She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes.
- alarmed afraid that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen:
- She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone.
- paranoid (rather informal) afraid of other people for no reason or suspecting that they are trying to harm you, when really they are not:
- You’re just being paranoid.
- afraid/frightened/scared of spiders, etc.
- frightened/scared/paranoid about …
- afraid/frightened/scared/terrified that …
- afraid/frightened/scared to open the door, etc.
- Don’t be afraid/frightened/scared/alarmed.
- suffering from a mental illness in which you wrongly believe that other people are trying to harm you or that you are very important
- paranoid delusions
- paranoid schizophrenia
- a paranoid killer