paranoia

[par-uh-noi-uh] / ˌpær əˈnɔɪ ə /

NOUN

mental illness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

insanity mental disorder

WEAK

crack-up craziness delusions depression derangement disturbed mind emotional disorder emotional instability loss of mind lunacy madness maladjustment mania mental disease mental sickness nervous breakdown nervous disorder neurosis neurotic disorder phobia psychopathy psychosis sick mind troubled mind unbalanced mind unsoundness of mind

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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

It can validate troubling ideas and paranoia and encourage delusions.

From The Wall Street Journal

One consequence was almost a kind of paranoia among those whose lives they’ve touched—a feeling that can’t necessarily be dismissed.

From The Wall Street Journal

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