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Paranoic

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paranoia (ˌpærəˈnɔɪə)
 
n
1.  a form of schizophrenia characterized by a slowly progressive deterioration of the personality, involving delusions and often hallucinations
2.  a mental disorder characterized by any of several types of delusions, in which the personality otherwise remains relatively intact
3.  informal intense fear or suspicion, esp when unfounded
 
[C19: via New Latin from Greek: frenzy, from paranoos distraught, from para-1 + noos mind]
 
paranoiac
 
adj, —n
 
paranoic
 
adj, —n

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