nojaður

Icelandic

Etymology

Slang from the 1990s, from paranoja (informal term for "paranoia"), from English or Danish paranoia.

Adjective

nojaður

1. (slang) paranoid, exhibiting fear or distrust of others (often describing transient paranoia)

Related terms

• taugaveiklaður (“neurotic”)
• tortrygginn (“distrustful”)
• á nálum (“very anxious”)
• haldinn ofsóknaræði, haldinn ofsóknarkennd, vænisjúkur (“with severe paranoia”)