All 5 Uses of
paranoid
in
The Bourne Identity
- He was a paranoid, who saw all solutions in terms of a well-placed bullet or bomb; the recommendation was to send the youth back to Caracas and disassociate any and all Soviet ties with the family.†
Chpt 13 *
- Many were paranoid in their hatred of Communists.†
Chpt 16
- Why is Carlos so adamant ...so paranoid ...about Bourne?†
Chpt 17
- You're about to describe a classic case of paranoid schizophrenia with multiple personalities.†
Chpt 34
- He was the strangest man I ever met, as close to being paranoid as anyone in that outfit.†
Chpt 34
Definitions:
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(1)
(paranoid used casually) excessively suspicious that others want to harm you; or excessively fearful
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(2)
(paranoid used clinically) suffering from a psychological disorder characterized by excessive distrust of others -- thinking "they are out to get me"
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus