Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paranoid

/ˈpæɹ.əˌnɔɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables: para-noid
IPA: /ˈpæɹ.əˌnɔɪd/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, related to, or suffering from clinical paranoia.

adj

Exhibiting excessive fear, suspicion, or distrust.

Informal

noun

A person suffering from paranoia.

Example Sentences

"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."
"“As an autocrat, you have to be paranoid. You’re constantly at risk,” he said. “Everyone around you is lying all the time. You never know who is authentically loyal and who is lying to you.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree English paranoia Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English paranoid From paranoia + -oid.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpæɹ.əˌnɔɪd/
British English: /ˈpæɹ.əˌnɔɪd/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more paranoid (comparative) most paranoid (superlative) paranoids (plural)

Derived Forms

nonparanoid paranoidly paranoidness technoparanoid ultraparanoid unparanoid

Phrases

paranoid personality disorder paranoid schizophrenia paranoid schizophrenic

Synonyms

paranoiac

Rhymes With

avoid destroyed enjoyed android employed lloyd deployed void annoyed unemployed boyd floyd

Questions

How do you pronounce paranoid?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpæɹ.əˌnɔɪd/.
What does paranoid mean?: Of, related to, or suffering from clinical paranoia.
Where does paranoid come from?: Etymology tree English paranoia Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English paranoid From paranoia + -oid.

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