paranoid

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Foreign policy analysts would normally consider distraction to be a lazy and unprofessional explanation for major actions like wars, if not a symptom of paranoid conspiracy thinking.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

A person may also become extremely confused and paranoid, easily upset, moody and irritable.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

“Only the paranoid survive,” added Lake, who is among the leaders viewed as a potential successor to Dimon.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

Evidence will be heard relating to the actions of agencies that had previously dealt with Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Even Miles had a limit to his suspension of disbelief, and I’d been paranoid long enough to know I was pushing it.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia