paranoid

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As a member of the avant-garde who is capable of perceiving the conspiracy before it is fully obvious to an as yet unaroused public, the paranoid is a militant leader.

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  1. adjective Relating to, characteristic of, or affected with paranoia.
  2. adjective Exhibiting or characterized by extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others: a paranoid suspicion that the phone might be bugged.
  3. noun One affected with paranoia.

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  • Indeed, the fact that he was making his father paranoid was a very strong argument that he was a normal Earth kid. —  F ;SF; - vol 087 issue 03 - September 1994
  • You're going to get paranoid, and paranoid is exactly what you do not need. —  Lilith Saintcrow - [Dante Valentine 2] - Dead Man Rising
  • As a member of the avant-garde who is capable of perceiving the conspiracy before it is fully obvious to an as yet unaroused public, the paranoid is a militant leader. —  Mere Rhetoric
  • Note that the paranoid is the center of attention of very powerful people who devote unlimited resources to monitor and control the patient. —  ShrinkWrapped
  • For the paranoid, there are settings that allow you to delete your data to Department of Defense or National Security Agency specifications. —  Kansan.com stories
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  1. paran(œa) + -oid.
  2. paran(ite) + -oid.
 

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/ˈpærənɔɪd/
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