1.
[syn: paranoid, paranoiac]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. suffering from paranoia;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
paranoid \par"a*noid`\, a.
1. (Med.) Affected with paranoia; as, a paranoid
schizophrenic.
Syn: paranoiac.
[PJC]
2. Suffering from delusions of being persecuted by the
conspiratorial actions of others; having an unwarranted
suspicion of the motives of others; -- used loosely in a
negative sense, not as a medical term; as, just because
you're paranoid doesn't mean they are not out to get you.
[Colloq.]
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
paranoid
adj 1: suffering from paranoia
n 1: a person afflicted with paranoia [syn: paranoid,
paranoiac]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "paranoid":
brain-damaged, brain-injured, catatoniac, catatonic, certifiable,
certifiable case, disturbed, manic-depressive, mental, mental case,
mentally ill, mentally sick, neurotic, paranoiac, psycho,
psychopath, psychopathic, psychopathic case,
psychopathic personality, psychotic, schiz, schizo, schizoid,
schizophrenic, schizy