Definitions for Paranoid
ˈpær əˌnɔɪdpara·noid

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. paranoid, paranoiacadjective

   a person afflicted with paranoia

2. paranoidadjective

   suffering from paranoia

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1. paranoidadjective

   (Med.) Affected with paranoia; as, a paranoid schizophrenic.

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1. paranoidnoun

   Someone suffering from paranoia

2. paranoidadjective

   Of, related to, or suffering from paranoia

3. paranoidadjective

   Exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others

   Maybe I'm paranoid, but that doesn't mean that they are not out to get me.

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1. paranoid

   Paranoia is an instinct or thought process that is believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear, often to the point of delusion and irrationality. Paranoid thinking typically includes persecutory beliefs, or beliefs of conspiracy concerning a perceived threat towards oneself (i.e. "Everyone is out to get me"). Paranoia is distinct from phobias, which also involve irrational fear, but usually no blame. Making false accusations and the general distrust of other people also frequently accompany paranoia. For example, a paranoid person might believe an incident was intentional when most people would view it as an accident or coincidence. Paranoia is a central symptom of psychosis.

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1. paranoid

   Paranoid refers to a mental state or behavior characterized by unwarranted or excessive anxiety, suspiciousness, or fear. It often involves feelings of persecution, threat, or conspiracy, typically associated with delusions in severe mental conditions such as paranoid schizophrenia. It can also refer to an overly cautious or wary attitude.

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1. Paranoid

   Paranoid is the second studio album by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Released in September 1970, the album was the only one by the band to top the UK Albums Chart, and as a result is commonly identified as the band's magnum opus. Paranoid contains some of the band's best-known signature songs, including "Iron Man", "War Pigs", and the title track.To capitalise on their chart success in the US, the band returned to the studio in June 1970, just four months after Black Sabbath was released. The new album was initially set to be named War Pigs after the song "War Pigs", which was critical of the Vietnam War; however, Warner changed the title of the album to Paranoid when what would become the album's lead-off single, "Paranoid", was written in the studio at the last minute. As Bill Ward explains: "We didn't have enough songs for the album, and Tony just played the [Paranoid] guitar lick and that was it. It took twenty, twenty-five minutes from top to bottom." The single was released in September 1970 and reached number four on the UK charts, remaining Black Sabbath's only top ten hit. The album followed in the UK in October 1970, where, pushed by the success of the "Paranoid" single, it made number one in the charts.

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Paranoid in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Paranoid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Paranoid in a Sentence

1. Asian Americans:

   I’m scared and paranoid. I don’t feel safe, i’m afraid to walk on the streets when it’s dark. I go home before it gets dark. There are so many of these incidents happening. Now it’s close to home … It is so wrong that this happens and it’s not just one time.

2. D. J. Hicks:

   Paranoids are people, too they have their own problems. It's easy to criticize, but if everybody hated you, you'd be paranoid too.

3. Emin Alper:

   I think mainly it's about how the political atmosphere can drive people paranoid and crazy and create the destruction of the society, the political polarization, the political tensions and the idea of a polarized society between enemy and friends can destroy our identities, our confidence.

4. Alison Hedervary:

   I don’t want to live every day thinking about my disease, i don’t want to be paranoid thinking about what could happen because then I’ll be depressed, and that’s not the way to live your life. I just want to enjoy life with every day that I have.

5. Robert Sheckley:

   Nothing got him angrier than when people implied he was paranoid. It made him feel persecuted.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Paranoid
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Paranoid
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Paranoid
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranoid
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Paranoid