Paranoid

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  paranoid
       adj : suffering from paranoia
       n : a person afflicted with paranoia [syn: {paranoiac}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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