paranoiac

adjective

variants also paranoic
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  1. paranoid
  2. neurotic
  3. schizoid
  4. obsessive-compulsive
  5. delirious
  6. sociopathic
  7. disordered
  8. disturbed
Adjective
  • Corcoran is under the paranoid delusion that prison guards are torturing him with sound waves.
    Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Described as a paranoid thriller in the vein of Esmail’s Emmy and Golden Globe winner Mr. Robot, as well as The Silence of the Lambs, the film’s logline is being kept under wraps.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of paranoid
Adjective
  • Here are some presents for those delightfully neurotic people in your life, the ones who keep their kitchens as organized as the pros in restaurants.
    Emily Johnson, Bon Appétit, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Due to childhood lead poisoning, the research suggests that Americans, overall, are less conscientious and more neurotic.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 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
  • Anxiety Anxiety disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), can co-occur with polyphagia due to the emotional and psychological impact on eating behaviors.
    Sarah Jividen, Health, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Seeing Shred: Differences in muscle dysmorphia, orthorexia nervosa, depression, and obsessive-compulsive tendencies among groups of weightlifting athletes National Library of Medicine.
    Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of obsessive-compulsive
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, his primetime chalk talk sessions with the Bros. Manning are the stuff of a football junky’s most delirious fever dreams.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • That all came through, especially on the drums, the delirious guitar solo, and Clarkson’s always stellar vocals.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of delirious
Adjective
  • Facing a potential payout in the tens of millions at the very least from an invasion of privacy lawsuit over some sloppy editing on a 2022 Blumhouse documentary about a sociopathic fertility doctor, Netflix has emerged having to write a relatively small check thanks to a Midwest jury.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
  • 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
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
  • Police responded to two incidents in 2023 where the suspect was emotionally disturbed.
    Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 18 Nov. 2024
  • The phenomenon has grown so popular of late that Yosemite officials say a growing number of visitors have destroyed natural vegetation and disturbed habitats while battling for parking and viewing spaces.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of disturbed
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