paranoia

Example Sentences

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Whispers and doubts will be circulating all over Beijing and at every level of party and army leadership, checked only by the paranoia of officials fearing for their careers and lives.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From The Wall Street Journal