par|a|noid

par|a|noid
par|a|noid «PAR uh noyd», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. resembling or tending toward paranoia (used especially of symptoms occurring in many psychoses): »

Pure paranoia is rare, but many ill persons exhibit traces of paranoid thinking (New York Times).

2. having the characteristics of paranoia: »

A patient with paranoid psychosis carries to extremes the normal methods of maintaining self-esteem (Merck Manual).

–n.
a paranoid person: »

... the prancing paranoid who planned to rule the world from Berlin (Time).


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