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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary para·noid \\ˈper-ə-ˌnȯid, ˌpa-rə-\\ adjective also para·noi·dal \\ˌper-ə-ˈnȯi-dəl, ˌpa-rə-\\ DATE 1904 1. characterized by or resembling paranoia 2. characterized by suspiciousness, persecutory trends, or megalomania 3. extremely fearful • paranoid noun English Etymology paranoid 1904, irregularly formed from paranoia + -oid. As a noun, "a paranoid person," attested from 1922. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 paranoid para·noid / 5pArEnCid / adjective(also less frequent para·noiac / 7pArE5nCiik; -5nCiAk / ) 1. afraid or suspicious of other people and believing that they are trying to harm you, in a way that is not reasonable 多疑的；恐惧的: She's getting really paranoid about what other people say about her. 她真的越来越猜疑别人对她有什么议论了。 ⇨ note at afraid 2. suffering from a mental illness in which you wrongly believe that other people are trying to harm you or that you are very important 患偏执症的；有妄想狂的: paranoid delusions 偏执妄想 paranoid schizophrenia 妄想型精神分裂症 a paranoid killer 偏执型杀人凶手 noun (also para·noiac / 7pArE5nCiik; -5nCiAk / ) a person who suffers from paranoia 偏执狂；妄想症患者 OLT paranoid adj. ⇨ afraid Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged para·noid I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌnȯid\ adjective also para·noi·dal \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nȯidəl\ Etymology: blend of New Latin paranoia & English -oid, -oidal 1. : resembling paranoia 2. : characterized by suspiciousness, persecutory trends, or megalomania < definitely paranoid against the army officers with whom he had been associated — Ben Karpman > II. noun (-s) : one afflicted with paranoia or paranoid schizophrenia III. adjective : extremely or unreasonably fearful |
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