paranoiac

English

Alternative forms

• paranœac (obsolete, rare)
• paranoic

Etymology

From paranoia +‎ -ac.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpæɹəˈnɔɪæk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

paranoiac (comparative more paranoiac, superlative most paranoiac)

1. Pertaining to, or exhibiting, paranoia.
   • 1980 December 13, Ray Olson, “Shorct Sighted And Silly”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 21, page 4:

     Calm yourselves. The hysteria and opulent paranoiac fantasies that have spread over GCN’s pages in the wake of the general election constitute a reaction both shortsighted and silly.

Derived terms

• paranoiacally

Translations

pertaining to paranoia

• Finnish: paranoidinen (fi)
• French: paranoïaque (fr)
• German: paranoisch
• Irish: paranóiach
• Polish: paranoiczny (pl), paranoidalny (pl)
• Russian: паранойя́льный (ru) (paranojjálʹnyj)
• Swedish: paranoid (sv)

Noun

paranoiac (plural paranoiacs)

1. Somebody who has paranoia, a paranoid person.

Synonyms

• paranœic (obsolete, rare)

Translations

somebody who has paranoia — see paranoid