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paranoic

paranoic is the alternative form of paranoiac.

Meaning of paranoiac

Adjective

paranoiac (comparative more paranoiac, superlative most paranoiac)

  1. Pertaining to, or exhibiting, paranoia.
    • Calm yourselves. The hysteria and opulent paranoiac fantasies that have spread over GCN’s pages in the wake of the general election constitute a reaction both shortsighted and silly.1980 December 13, Ray Olson, “Shorct Sighted And Silly”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 21, page 4

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Forms of paranoic

Adjective
comparativemore paranoic
superlativemost paranoic
Noun
pluralparanoics

Words formed from paranoic

Questions about paranoic

What is paranoic the alternative form of?
Paranoic is the alternative form of paranoiac.

Words near paranoic in the dictionary

  1. paranoiac-critical
  2. paranoiacally
  3. paranoiacs
  4. paranoialike
  5. paranoias
  6. paranoic
  7. paranoically
  8. paranoics
  9. paranoid
  10. paranoid personality disorder
  11. paranoid personality disordered

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