paranoiac

adjective

variants also paranoic
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as in paranoid

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  1. paranoid
  2. neurotic
  3. schizoid
  4. obsessive-compulsive
  5. delirious
  6. sociopathic
  7. disordered
  8. disturbed
Adjective
  • Pic follow Vietnam veteran Jonathan Teller, who suffers from guilt and paranoid delusions.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Director Satoshi Kon uses the medium to his advantage, to be sure, utilizing the reality-bending possibilities of animation to take viewers inside his heroine's paranoid, fractured headspace.
    Katie Rife, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of paranoid
Adjective
  • The story centers on Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), a neurotic college student who survives by never straying from the set of rules he’s outlined for himself.
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Outlining a plan for world domination would have been too neurotic.
    Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of neurotic
Adjective
  • The idea of a schizoid Lady M is not entirely without appeal, but despite strong performances across the board, the work runs aground fast.
    Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2024
  • The entire movie, of course, was a goof, a schizoid cardboard Vaudeville horror burlesque shot in two days and a night by Roger Corman.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Definition of schizoid
Adjective
  • My mind has always been prone to fixation: I was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder at 17, which left me with obsessions that prompted me to perform time-consuming rituals and tasks.
    Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Related article Unforgettable photos of psychedelia and debauchery from the golden age of LSD In small clinical trials, synthetic versions of the psychedelic have shown benefits in tackling cluster headaches, anxiety, anorexia, obsessive-compulsive disorder and various forms of substance abuse.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of obsessive-compulsive
Adjective
  • His third directorial venture, The Host, is a delirious, exciting, funny, and at times quite terrifying genre mash-up with a side of social commentary.
    Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
  • By Sean Gregory October 21, 2024 3:00 AM EDT The WNBA’s dream season earned a dream WNBA Finals— a compelling five-game thriller, the championship going down to a decisive Sunday night contest played in front of a delirious capacity crowd in New York City.
    Sean Gregory, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of delirious
Adjective
  • The third film about the sociopathic clown largely repeats the pros and cons of the last movie — killer makeup effects and a great performance buried in a repetitive flick with a story that’s impossible to care about — but that’s more than enough for fans of this increasingly popular franchise.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
  • This might also explain why sociopathic tendencies -- which are thought to be partially hereditable -- have been found in some four percent of CEOs compared with around one percent of the general population.
    Daniel Falkiner, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2014
Definition of sociopathic
Adjective
  • Thus did the conservative loose cannonballs come eventually to dominate the GOP—and define our disordered political era.
    Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made by History, TIME, 10 June 2024
  • It is associated with hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning, and can be disabling.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Definition of disordered
Adjective
  • Creepy clowns, disturbed dolls, giant skeletons and sinister beings littered their yard — all to the delight of Chris.
    Susan Young, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Automatic backup recording function if the link is disturbed or weak.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of disturbed
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