adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
so
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That's why they were so paranoid .
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And the Colonel was so paranoid about losing control over Presley that he never would let Presley tour without him.
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I was so paranoid I even listened at the door.
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Aha, Albert thought - spying on me; and then sat on himself for thinking anything so paranoid .
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I was so paranoid , at one point in time I was having some emotional problems.
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Later she became so paranoid about their power that she had her room searched for bugs.
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He got so paranoid he decided to leg it.
■ NOUN
schizophrenia
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The trial was told that he was diagnosed as suffering paranoid schizophrenia .
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Attorneys say he may suffer from paranoid schizophrenia .
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His dad, Charles, was lovable and devoted, but afflicted with paranoid schizophrenia .
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They have told prosecutors Kaczynski may suffer from paranoid schizophrenia , a mental disorder that can cause intricate delusions.
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We wonder if she has ever heard of chronic paranoid schizophrenia , and she tells us to be quiet.
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They say he also suffers from paranoid schizophrenia , a condition that produces intricate delusions that may have clouded his judgment.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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By 1982, he was so paranoid about his health that he wore plastic gloves at all times.
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I get a little paranoid around big dogs.
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I was so paranoid at one point, that I was refusing to answer the door.
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Jason's so paranoid about getting sick that he washes his hands all the time.
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The mysterious phone calls were beginning to make him feel paranoid .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A second life drama portrays the predominance of paranoid thinking, reflected in mistrust, suspicion, and jealousy.
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Folks in the Police Department are getting paranoid .
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In the president's paranoid world there is always a dummy car.
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Indeed, depressive traits are more in evidence than paranoid tendencies.
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Our aim was not to win every battle, but to confound the enemies and make them paranoid after every encounter.
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Today, only one of those Titan missiles remain, a behemoth souvenir from our paranoid past.
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You're getting paranoid , that's your trouble.
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You get absolutely paranoid about them.