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paranoid

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹ.əˌnɔɪd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈpæɹ.əˌnɔɪd/
  • General-American: /ˈpɛɹ.əˌnɔɪd/
  • rhymes with -ɔɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: P EH1 R AH0 N OY2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, related to, or suffering from clinical paranoia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Exhibiting excessive fear, suspicion, or distrust.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person suffering from paranoia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

suffering from paranoia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a person afflicted with paranoia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: paranoiac

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: psychotic, psychotic person, psycho

History

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 Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English paranoid From paranoia + -oid.

Across languages

Translations

73 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَارَانُويِيّ (bārānūyiyy) — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Catalan: paranoic — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 偏執狂的 /偏执狂的 (piānzhíkuáng de) — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Dutch: paranoïde — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Esperanto: paranoja — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Finnish: vainoharhainen — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Finnish: paranoidinen — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Finnish: paranoidi — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • French: paranoïaque — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Georgian: პარანოიდული (ṗaranoiduli) — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • German: paranoid — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Greek: παρανοϊκός (paranoïkós) — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Hungarian: paranoiás — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Icelandic: vænisjúkur — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Indonesian: paranoid — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Italian: paranoico — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Italian: paranoide — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Japanese: 偏執病の (henshitsubyō no) — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Japanese: 偏執病的な (henshitsubyōteki na) — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Kazakh: параноидты (paranoidty) — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Kazakh: параноидалды (paranoidaldy) — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Malay: paranoid — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Navajo: ádił náhodilchííłgo ʼachʼį́nijódlį́ — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Persian: پارانوئید (pârâno'id) — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Persian: پارانوئیدی (pârâno'idi) — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Polish: paranoiczny — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Polish: paranoidalny — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Portuguese: paranoico — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Russian: параноида́льный (paranoidálʹnyj) — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Russian: парано́идный (paranóidnyj) — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Russian: паранойя́льный (paranojjálʹnyj) — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Spanish: paranoico — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Spanish: paranoide — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Swedish: paranoia — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Turkish: paranoyak — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Ukrainian: параноїдальний (paranojidalʹnyj) — of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  • Catalan: paranoic — exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不信任的 (bú xìn rèn de) — exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others
  • Czech: paranoidní — exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others
  • Dutch: paranoïde — exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others
  • Dutch: para — exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others
  • Finnish: vainoharhainen — exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others
  • German: paranoid — exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others
  • Greek: παρανοϊκός (paranoïkós) — exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others
  • Italian: paranoico — exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others
  • Italian: paranoide — exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others
  • Polish: paranoiczny — exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others
  • Portuguese: paranoico — exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others
  • Russian: паранои́ческий (paranoíčeskij) — exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others
  • Spanish: paranoico — exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others
  • Thai: หวาดระแวง — exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others
  • Azerbaijani: paranoik — someone suffering from paranoia
  • Catalan: paranoic — someone suffering from paranoia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 妄想狂者 (wàngxiǎngkuángzhě) — someone suffering from paranoia
  • Czech: paranoik — someone suffering from paranoia
  • Esperanto: paranojulo — someone suffering from paranoia
  • Finnish: vainoharhainen — someone suffering from paranoia
  • French: paranoïaque — someone suffering from paranoia
  • French: parano — someone suffering from paranoia
  • German: Paranoiker — someone suffering from paranoia
  • German: Paranoikerin — someone suffering from paranoia
  • German: Paranoide — someone suffering from paranoia
  • Greek: παρανοϊκός (paranoïkós) — someone suffering from paranoia
  • Irish: paranóiach — someone suffering from paranoia
  • Italian: paranoico — someone suffering from paranoia
  • Italian: paranoide — someone suffering from paranoia
  • Polish: paranoik — someone suffering from paranoia
  • Polish: paranoiczka — someone suffering from paranoia
  • Portuguese: paranoico — someone suffering from paranoia
  • Russian: парано́ик (paranóik) — someone suffering from paranoia
  • Spanish: paranoico — someone suffering from paranoia
  • Swedish: paranoiker — someone suffering from paranoia
  • Ukrainian: параноїк (paranóik) — someone suffering from paranoia
Real reading context

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