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paranoid
adjective /ˈpær.ən.ɔɪd/
/ˈper.ə.nɔɪd/ Definition
› feeling extremely nervous and worried because you believe that other people do not like you or are trying to harm you: He started feeling paranoid and was convinced his boss was going to fire him.Anxious and worriedMental and psychiatric disorders › specialized suffering from a mental illness in which you believe that other people are trying to harm you: He was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic. paranoid delusionsMental and psychiatric disorders
(Definition of paranoid adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (all) hot and bothered idiom
- a bundle of nerves idiom
- aflutter adjective
- anxious adjective (WORRIED)
- apprehensive adjective
- fret verb
- fretful adjective
- frightened adjective
- fuss verb (GIVE ATTENTION TO)
- get in a sweat idiom
- nervy adjective
- never fear idiom
- oppressed adjective (FEELINGS)
- overwrought adjective
- perturbed adjective
- twitchy adjective
- uncomfortable adjective
- uneasy adjective
- unquiet adjective
- unsettled adjective (WORRIED)
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