paranoid

adjective

/ˈpærənɔɪd/

(also less frequent paranoiac

/ˌpærəˈnɔɪæk/

/ˌpærəˈnɔɪɪk/

)

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

词汇	paranoid
释义	paranoid adjective /ˈpærənɔɪd/ /ˈpærənɔɪd/ (also less frequent paranoiac /ˌpærəˈnɔɪæk/ /ˌpærəˈnɔɪɪk/ ) 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 afraidafraid 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 paranoid noun /ˈpærənɔɪd/ /ˈpærənɔɪd/ (also paranoiac /ˌpærəˈnɔɪæk/ /ˌpærəˈnɔɪɪk/ ) a person who suffers from paranoia偏执狂；妄想症患者Topics Illnessc2
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