English

paranoid

From paranoia + -oid.

A compound of paranoia + -oid

Ancient Greek παράνοος ‘demented’

Ancient Greek παράνοια ‘madness’

English paranoia

Today it means

adj Of, related to, or suffering from clinical paranoia.

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Etymograph / paranoid

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