(~s)
1.
If you say that someone is ~, you mean that they are extremely suspicious and afraid of other people.
I’m not going to get ~ about it.
...a ~ politician who saw enemies all around him.
ADJ
2.
Someone who is ~ suffers from the mental illness of paranoia.
...~ delusions.
...a ~ schizophrenic.
ADJ
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A ~ is someone who is ~.
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