as in anxiety
a feeling that one does not know the whole truth or that someone else is not being truthful
Each half of the unhappy couple was constantly wracked with paranoia that the other was cheating.
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Recent Examples of paranoia
Leftist paranoia being the current rage, Good Night, and Good Luck appeals to the sense of beleaguered bad luck felt by out-of-power leftists.
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Armond White, National Review, 30 Apr. 2025
As paranoia builds, the couple must determine whether Ella-Rose’s intense spiritual practices offer genuine healing or mask a terrifying truth that threatens to consume them both.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Unlike its counterpart, THC, CBD offers no high and no paranoia.
—Valerie Butler, Essence, 19 May 2025
David and the rest of the Kaczynski family had no idea that Ted’s increasing paranoia and isolation were turning violent.
—Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Armond White, National Review, 30 Apr. 2025
As paranoia builds, the couple must determine whether Ella-Rose’s intense spiritual practices offer genuine healing or mask a terrifying truth that threatens to consume them both.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Unlike its counterpart, THC, CBD offers no high and no paranoia.
—Valerie Butler, Essence, 19 May 2025
David and the rest of the Kaczynski family had no idea that Ted’s increasing paranoia and isolation were turning violent.
—Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paranoia
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Giving into your kids to avoid your own feelings of stress and anxiety does more harm than good in the long run, says bestselling author and personal growth expert Mel Robbins.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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More than 6 million have a parent with both a substance use disorder and significant symptoms of depression, anxiety or both.—
Ty Schepis,
The Conversation,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Many consumers also have voiced concern about having to plug the vehicle in.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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While the insurance industry is not opposed to a study, the way this legislation is structured raises serious concerns.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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At a time when Cold War tensions heightened curiosity and suspicion about all things Soviet, American consumers flocked to the new vodka as an edgy, exotic choice—drinking vodka became simultaneously an act of defiance and fascination.—
Time,
Time,
4 June 2025
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Instead, this suspicion about the trailer tells a more interesting and deeper story about the relationship between marketing and proof in media.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The ever-expanding John Wick franchise is founded on our suspension of disbelief.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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But the episode, and Season 3, end there, with Ginny and Georgia looking at each other in disbelief.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
5 June 2025
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“Paranoia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paranoia. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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