suspicious; paranoid; imagining things
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1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to be extremely suspicious; to imagine things; to see ghosts everywhere; paranoid
informalUsed to describe someone who is overly suspicious without cause. Often used in spoken language with a slightly critical tone.
Rén人
jia家
méi没
yì议
lùn论
nǐ你
，
bié别
nà那
me么
yí疑
shén神
yí疑
guǐ鬼
de的
。
No one is gossiping about you, so don't be so paranoid.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
yí疑
shén神
yí疑
guǐ鬼
，
jué觉
de得
tóng同
shì事
dōu都
zài在
bèi背
hòu后
shuō说
tā他
huài坏
huà话
。
He's always suspicious, thinking his colleagues are talking bad about him behind his back.
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Nǐ你
yào要
xiāng相
xìn信
péng朋
yǒu友
，
bù不
yào要
zhěng整
tiān天
yí疑
shén神
yí疑
guǐ鬼
de的
。
You should trust your friends; don't be suspicious all day long.