paranoia
Example Sentences
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My working theory is that they tap into audiences with a preexisting suspicion that the world is wicked — they prove paranoia to be well-founded.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
On the most fundamental level, the demand for privacy is not about paranoia or fear.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026
"I had paranoia, delusions. I had my first full-on episode when I was 15."
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
Kane and Thompson said that Minneapolis had been beset by paranoia following the start of the anti-immigration operation.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
Mass paranoia so gripped the ghettos, reminding me of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution, that I could not even trust my own mother.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Vocabulary lists containing paranoia
"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (1950)
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