paranoid

paranoico, diffidente

Molto preoccupato, senza buone ragioni, che altri possano fargli del male o che possa succedere qualcosa di brutto.

In inglese semplice: Feeling very worried that people may harm you or that something bad will happen, without good reason.

• I'm getting paranoid about my keys.
• He became paranoid that someone was following him.
• Are we being paranoid about online security?

Come si usa: paranoid about something (He is paranoid about losing his phone.); paranoid that… (She was paranoid that everyone was laughing at her.)

Sinonimi: suspicious, distrustful

Contrari: trusting

Espressioni comuni: feel paranoid, paranoid about something, a bit paranoid

paranoide, paranoico

Che presenta o riguarda un disturbo mentale con convinzioni false e radicate che gli altri vogliano fare del male.

In inglese semplice: Having or involving a mental condition that causes strong false beliefs that others want to harm you.

• The patient experienced paranoid delusions.
• Treatment reduced her paranoid symptoms.
• A psychiatrist assessed his increasingly paranoid beliefs.

Espressioni comuni: paranoid delusions, paranoid symptoms, paranoid disorder