a. 1. (Med.) Affected with paranoia; as, a paranoid schizophrenic. Syn. -- paranoiac. [ PJC ]
2. Suffering from delusions of being persecuted by the conspiratorial actions of others; having an unwarranted suspicion of the motives of others; -- used loosely in a negative sense, not as a medical term; as, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they are not out to get you. [ Colloq. ] [ PJC ]
นายกฯได้เรียกประชุมฉุกเฉินเป็นการด่วน ทั้งผู้เชี่ยวชาญทางด้านกฎหมาย และแพทย์ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ เพื่อหารือถึงเรื่องความหวาดวิตกของประชาชนจนเกินเหตุIn the Mouth of Madness (1994)
(n)a form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable and (if delusions are not acted on) may function in an apparently normal manner, Syn.paraphrenic schizophrenia, paranoic type schizophrenia, paraphrenia
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
a. 1. (Med.) Affected with paranoia; as, a paranoid schizophrenic. Syn. -- paranoiac. [ PJC ]
2. Suffering from delusions of being persecuted by the conspiratorial actions of others; having an unwarranted suspicion of the motives of others; -- used loosely in a negative sense, not as a medical term; as, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they are not out to get you. [ Colloq. ] [ PJC ]