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
If Langdon slid into twitchy paranoia more quickly?
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
There are strong undercurrents of paranoia, shamanism, and even cult worship.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2025
That’s not paranoia — that’s your intuition sending you life-saving data.
—Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
This country’s Cold War paranoia left it riddled with bunkers.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
There are strong undercurrents of paranoia, shamanism, and even cult worship.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2025
That’s not paranoia — that’s your intuition sending you life-saving data.
—Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
This country’s Cold War paranoia left it riddled with bunkers.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paranoia
Noun
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They are marketed as an alternative for pain relief, anxiety, and sleep disorders.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Recently announced job cuts at Johns Hopkins University, one of Maryland’s largest employers, and tens of thousands of others across the nation, however, are happening with an unsettling speed and efficiency, leaving countless workers in a state of anxiety, uncertainty and despair.—
Alan M. Langlieb,
Baltimore Sun,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And as spring break trips and summer vacations draw near, stories of green-card and visa holders being detained have sparked new concerns about traveling.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2025
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Moon said his goal is to represent the concerns of his neighbors, pointing to the $70,000 that has been raised to fulfill the task at hand.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While some nations view golden visas with suspicion, Americans are flocking to them.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
20 Mar. 2025
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In the Netflix series, a 13-year-old boy named Jamie Miller is arrested on the suspicion of murder and presented with CCTV footage of himself fatally stabbing a female classmate named Katie Leonard.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Seconds later, Flyers defenceman Nick Seeler raised his head in disbelief.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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One clip of the shot, which received over half a million views in just one day and was posted by Overtime, showed crowds reacting in disbelief as Curry returned to the tunnel.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Paranoia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paranoia. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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