paranoid

adjective

/ˈpærənɔɪd/

(also less frequent paranoiac

/ˌpærəˈnɔɪæk/

/ˌpærəˈnɔɪɪk/

)

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afraid of other people for no reason or suspecting that they are trying to harm you, when really they are not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。
- You're just being paranoid.你只是在疑神疑鬼。
Synonyms afraid
afraid
- frightened
- scared
- terrified
- alarmed
- paranoid
These words all describe feeling or showing fear.
- afraid [not before noun] feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
  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 something bad might happen:
  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 something 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 somebody/something/doing something or afraid/frightened/scared to do something, you think you are in danger of being hurt or suffering in some way. If you are frightened/scared about something/doing something, it is less a fear for your personal safety and more a worry that something unpleasant might happen.
- terrified very frightened:
  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 something dangerous or unpleasant might happen:
  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 of other people for no reason or suspecting that they are trying to harm you, when really they are not:
  You’re just being paranoid.你只是在疑神疑鬼。
Patterns
- afraid/frightened/scared of spiders, etc.
- frightened/scared/paranoid about …
- afraid/frightened/scared/terrified that …
- afraid/frightened/scared to open the door, etc.
- Don’t be afraid/frightened/scared/alarmed.
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
suffering from a mental illness in which you wrongly believe that other people are trying to harm you or that you are very important患偏执症的；有妄想狂的
- paranoid delusions偏执妄想
- paranoid schizophrenia偏执型精神分裂症
- a paranoid killer偏执型杀人凶手
Topics Illnessc2