par|a|nee

par|a|nee
par|a|nee «PAR uh NEE», noun.
the object of a paranoiac's delusions: »

Every paranoiac has…paranees who just can't wait to confirm his delusions of grandeur and even feed on them (Harper's).

[< paran(oia) + -ee]

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  • par|am|ne|sia — «PAR am NEE zhuh, zee uh», noun. 1. a perversion of the memory characterized by the illusory impression of having previously experienced, seen, heard, or otherwise sensed that with or in which one is involved at a given moment and for the first… …   Useful english dictionary

  • par|am|ne|sic — «PAR am NEE sihk, zihk», adjective. of, causing, or resembling paramnesia: »The whole place took on a paramnesic air of unreality (Time) …   Useful english dictionary

  • par|a|noe|ac — «PAR uh NEE ak», noun, adjective. = paranoiac. (Cf. ↑paranoiac) …   Useful english dictionary

  • par|a|noe|a — «PAR uh NEE uh», noun. = paranoia. (Cf. ↑paranoia) …   Useful english dictionary

  • nee — ar·nee; chi·nee; conk·a·nee; cut·ta·nee; des·ig·nee; de·wa·nee; do·nee; mat·i·nee; me·nom·i·nee; nee·dle·man; nee·dler; nee·dly; nom·i·nee; oc·ca·nee·chi; oco·nee; or·di·nee; par·a·nee; pol·y·nee; pu·nee; shaw·nee; su·wan·nee; tour·nee;… …   English syllables

  • par|a|se|le|ne — «PAR uh suh LEE nee», noun, plural nae « nee». a bright moonlike spot on a lunar halo; mock moon: »And all in a moment, reading the very first words of her [Edith Sitwell s] “English Eccentrics,” we are plunged into moonlight (albeit paraselene) …   Useful english dictionary

  • par´si|mo´ni|ous|ness — par|si|mo|ni|ous «PAHR suh MOH nee uhs», adjective. 1. too economical; stingy: »parsimonious housekeeping. SYNONYM(S): frugal, stinting, miserly. 2. Figurative. (of things) poor; mean. –par´si|mo´ni|ous|ly …   Useful english dictionary

  • par´si|mo´ni|ous|ly — par|si|mo|ni|ous «PAHR suh MOH nee uhs», adjective. 1. too economical; stingy: »parsimonious housekeeping. SYNONYM(S): frugal, stinting, miserly. 2. Figurative. (of things) poor; mean. –par´si|mo´ni|ous|ly …   Useful english dictionary

  • par|si|mo|ni|ous — «PAHR suh MOH nee uhs», adjective. 1. too economical; stingy: »parsimonious housekeeping. SYNONYM(S): frugal, stinting, miserly. 2. Figurative. (of things) poor; mean. –par´si|mo´ni|ous|ly …   Useful english dictionary

  • par|a|ge|ne|si|a — «PAR uh juh NEE see uh», noun. = paragenesis. (Cf. ↑paragenesis) …   Useful english dictionary

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