paranoiac
/ˌpɛrəˈnɔɪæk/
adjective
- Relating to or affected by paranoia; having an extreme and unreasonable distrust of others.
- She had a paranoiac fear that her phone was being tapped.
- His paranoiac behavior made it hard for him to keep friends.
- The novel describes a paranoiac society where everyone suspects everyone else.
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noun
- A person who has paranoia, a mental condition in which they believe others are trying to harm or threaten them.
- She was labeled a paranoiac after repeatedly claiming her coworkers were plotting against her.
- The detective thought the witness was a paranoiac who imagined every stranger was following him.
- In the movie, the main character is a paranoiac who thinks his neighbors are spies.