paranoid

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par·a·noid /ˈpærənɔɪd/ adjective 1 WORRIEDbelieving unreasonably that you cannot trust other people, or that they are trying to harm you or have a bad opinion of you 多疑的，疑神疑鬼的be/become/get paranoid Malcolm got really paranoid, deciding that there was a conspiracy out to get him. 马尔科姆很多疑，认定有人阴谋要害他。paranoid about He has always been paranoid about his personal security. 他总是对自己的人身安全疑神疑鬼。2 MP medical suffering from a mental illness that makes you believe that other people are trying to harm you 患偏执狂的，患妄想狂的 a patient suffering from paranoid schizophrenia 一个偏执型精神分裂症病人

Examples from the Corpus

paranoid• The mysterious phone calls were beginning to make him feel paranoid.• Folks in the Police Department are getting paranoid.• Jason's so paranoid about getting sick that he washes his hands all the time.• By 1982, he was so paranoid about his health that he wore plastic gloves at all times.• You get absolutely paranoid about them.• Our aim was not to win every battle, but to confound the enemies and make them paranoid after every encounter.• I get a little paranoid around big dogs.• I was so paranoid at one point, that I was refusing to answer the door.• Today, only one of those Titan missiles remain, a behemoth souvenir from our paranoid past.• Indeed, depressive traits are more in evidence than paranoid tendencies.• You're getting paranoid, that's your trouble.• A second life drama portrays the predominance of paranoid thinking, reflected in mistrust, suspicion, and jealousy.• In the president's paranoid world there is always a dummy car.be/become/get paranoid• Folks in the Police Department are getting paranoid.• Inderrieden, a retired flight attendant, says she tries not to be paranoid.• I didn't have time to get paranoid about blood poisoning as my heart suddenly stopped beating.• Then she got involved with Carol, and then she got paranoid about this surveillance business.• When Laughton caught on to what was going on, he became paranoid and refused to work.• It paid to be paranoid below the Net.• Suffering from a second bout of mental depression in 1993, Roth becomes paranoid, suicidal, insufferable and inscrutable.• You're getting paranoid, that's your trouble.

par·a·noid adjectiveChineseSyllable

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paranoid
par‧a‧noid /ˈpærənɔɪd/

adjective
1. believing unreasonably that you cannot trust other people, or that they are trying to harm you or have a bad opinion of you
be/become/get paranoid

Malcolm got really paranoid, deciding that there was a conspiracy out to get him.
paranoid about

He has always been paranoid about his personal security.
2. medical suffering from a mental illness that makes you believe that other people are trying to harm you:

a patient suffering from paranoid schizophrenia

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para·noid

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para·noiac

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/ˌpærəˈnɔɪɪk/

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afraid or suspicious of other people and believing that they are trying to harm you, in a way that is not reasonable 多疑的；恐惧的

◆She's getting really paranoid about what other people say about her. 她开始对别人怎么议论她变得十分猜疑。

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<titled tranID="29" status="1">afraid</titled>frightened ◇ scared ◇ terrified ◇ alarmed ◇ paranoid

These words all describe feeling or showing fear. 以上各词均形容害怕。

afraid [not before noun] feeling fear; worried that sth bad might happen 指害怕、担心不幸的事可能发生：◆There's nothing to be afraid of. 没有什么要害怕的。◆Aren't you afraid (that) you'll fall? 你不怕会跌倒吗？
frightened feeling fear; worried that sth bad might happen 指害怕、担心不幸的事可能发生：◆a frightened child 受惊的孩子◆She was frightened that the glass would break. 她担心玻璃会破碎。
scared (rather informal) feeling fear; worried that sth bad might happen 指害怕、担心不幸的事可能发生：◆The thieves got scared and ran away. 小偷慌张起来，都跑掉了。

afraid, frightened or scared? 用 afraid、frightened 还是 scared？

Scared is more informal, more common in speech, and often describes small fears. Afraid cannot come before a noun. It can only take the preposition of, not about. If you are afraid/frightened/scared of sb/sth/doing sth or afraid/frightened/scared to do sth, you think you are in danger of being hurt or suffering in some way. If you are frightened/scared about sth/doing sth, it is less a fear for your personal safety and more a worry that sth unpleasant might happen. * scared 较非正式，较常用于日常谈话中，常指有些害怕。afraid 不用于名词前，只能与介词 of 而非 about 连用。be afraid/frightened/scared of sb/sth/doing sth 或 be afraid/frightened/scared to do sth 均指担心受到伤害或遭受痛苦。be frightened/scared about sth/doing sth 较少指担心个人安全，更多的是指害怕不快的事情发生。

terrified very frightened 指恐惧、很害怕：◆I was terrified (that) she wouldn't come. 我很害怕她不来。◆She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes. 她看着他，双目圆睁，充满恐惧。
alarmed afraid that sth dangerous or unpleasant might happen 指担心危险或不快的事情发生：◆She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone. 她一想到独自旅行的情景就害怕。
paranoid (rather informal) afraid or suspicious of other people and believing that they are trying to harm you, in a way that is not reasonable 指多疑、不合情理地恐惧：◆You're just being paranoid. 你只是在疑神疑鬼。