Adjective: paranoid 'per-u,noyd [N. Amer], 'pa-ru,noyd [Brit]
- Suffering from paranoia
"The paranoid employee was convinced his coworkers were plotting against him"
- A person afflicted with paranoia
"The paranoid constantly feared that others were plotting against him";
- paranoiac
Derived forms: paranoids
See also: insane
Type of: psycho [informal], psychotic, psychotic person
Encyclopedia: Paranoid