paranoia
Example Sentences
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It was something that he wanted the court to understand, that he'd been driven to "paranoia" by the constant attention surrounding him and his relationships.
From BBC
It did this through an advertising campaign in the U.S. and by taking advantage of the anti-communist paranoia that prevailed at the time.
From Los Angeles Times
At times, she still voices paranoia and delusions.
From MarketWatch
Syrians are only now starting to make sense of the trauma and paranoia caused by the system a year after the regime’s collapse.
It can validate troubling ideas and paranoia and encourage delusions.
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