paranoia
IPA: pɛrʌnˈɔɪʌ
noun
- The obsolete name for a psychotic disorder, now called delusional disorder, often (in one of 6 subtypes) characterized by delusions of persecution and perceived threat against the individual affected with the disorder, and often associated with false accusations and general mistrust of others
- Extreme, irrational distrust of others.
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Examples of "paranoia" in Sentences
- This is paranoia of the editors.
- This is paranoia to the extreme.
- The aura of paranoia is stifling.
- An aura of paranoia suffuses the film.
- In the psychosis, paranoia can emerge.
- He is distrustful of everyone, to the point of paranoia.
- Dispater is incredibly cautious to the point of paranoia.
- This is manipulation of history to the degree of paranoia.
- Dillon's prior paranoia is justified at the end of the novel.
- Moreover, the seeds of paranoia are right there in the Guardian article.
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