paranoid

/ˈpɛɹ.əˌnɔɪd/

UK: /ˈpæɹ.əˌnɔɪd/

PƐɹ · ənɔɪd (2 syllables)

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Definition

Of, related to, or suffering from clinical paranoia.

From paranoia + -oid.

"But can the people on TV see me or am I just paranoid?"
"People generally want to believe good news, and Max was so paranoid about germs that he'd really love to believe Plum Island was spewing antibiotics and vaccine into the air."