paranoid

English

Etymology

From paranoia + -oid.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɛɹ.ə.ˌnɔɪd/, /ˈpæɹ.ə.ˌnɔɪd/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpæɹ.ə.ˌnɔɪd/
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  • Hyphenation: para‧noid
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪd

Adjective

paranoid (comparative more paranoid, superlative most paranoid)

  1. Of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
  2. Exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others
    Maybe I'm paranoid, but that doesn't mean that they are not out to get me.

Translations

Noun

paranoid (plural paranoids)

  1. Someone suffering from paranoia

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Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [paʁanoˈʔiːt]
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  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧no‧id

Adjective

paranoid (strong nominative masculine singular paranoider, comparative paranoider, superlative am paranoidesten)

  1. paranoid

Declension

Further reading

  • paranoid” in Duden online
  • paranoid” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

Adjective

paranoid (comparative paranoidare, superlative paranoidast)

  1. paranoid

Usage notes

The singular indefinite neuter is avoided according to the references, but "paranoit" is what would intuitively be expected (and is attested).

Declension

Inflection of paranoid
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular paranoid paranoidare paranoidast
Neuter singular paranoit paranoidare paranoidast
Plural paranoida paranoidare paranoidast
Masculine plural3 paranoide paranoidare paranoidast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 paranoide paranoidare paranoidaste
All paranoida paranoidare paranoidaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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References

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