adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpæɹ.əˌnɔɪd/
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General-American:/ˈpæɹ.əˌnɔɪd/
General-American:/ˈpɛɹ.əˌnɔɪd/
rhymes with -ɔɪd
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, related to, or suffering from clinical paranoia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Exhibiting excessive fear, suspicion, or distrust.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A person suffering from paranoia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
suffering from paranoia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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5
noun
Meaning 5
a person afflicted with paranoia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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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