Vocabulary Entry

paranoid

|adjective • noun

adjective

Exhibiting an unreasonable or obsessive distrust of others.

Example Sentences

"Her paranoid thoughts made it difficult for her to trust anyone."

"He had a paranoid reaction to the news, believing everyone was out to get him."

"The character in the movie was portrayed as a paranoid individual, always looking over his shoulder."

noun

Example Sentences

"The paranoid was convinced that the government was spying on him."

"She felt like a paranoid in a room full of people she didn't know."

"His friends worried that he was becoming a paranoid after frequently expressing his fears."