paranoiac

English

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Etymology

From paranoia +‎ -ac.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpæɹəˈnɔɪæk/
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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.

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Noun

paranoiac (plural paranoiacs)

  1. Somebody who has paranoia, a paranoid person.
    • 1999 February 1, Shedona Chevalier, “Personal Power”, in Agapé, volume 2, number 1, page 2:
      "Prove to me that I'm wrong when I say you are all just like person X from your group!" This is the cry of the bigot, the paranoiac, the pigeonholer, the witchhunter. Why need we prove what is self-evident?

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