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paranoia

[par-uh-noi-uh] / ˌpær əˈnɔɪ ə /


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Also, how far they’ll push the deep-seated paranoia on which thrillers like this have not only thrived but helped to cultivate.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

Jones has a history of paranoia and is believe to have made 13 calls to the FBI this year reporting that he was being threatened and intimidated, according to the complaint.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

The point is the feeling his creates, the paranoia that the average person is powerless against such dark forces.

From Salon May 24, 2026

The result in Beijing verged at times towards collective paranoia.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

More paranoia, he chided himself, trudging along the pathway that led from the football field to the gym.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

It’s an uncanny combination of paranoias and legitimate concerns, but it’s undeniably working.

From Slate Sep. 18, 2020

One such illusion is that increasing racial proximity by integrating schools and housing is a good way to break down racial animosities and paranoias.

From New York Times Apr. 6, 2020

There is the idea that the dead never do wholly cross, staying on in memory, shaping our projections, paranoias, desires and dreams.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2018

But before Toole shelved his novel and succumbed to these final paranoias, he had two years of correspondence with Gottlieb, and considerable encouragement.

From The Guardian Jun. 13, 2017

I remembered the walls made of grain sacks and ammunition boxes, of my father’s fears and paranoias, his scriptures and prophecies.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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