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
In Wednesday’s episode, paranoia swirled about all over the beach, as the dynamic between the game’s majority alliance began to disintegrate.
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025
Lyrically, the songs conjure romantic passion, fame, drugs, and the paranoia all the above can generate.
—Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
Suddenly, his paranoia, fueled by any number of unsettling urban legends, kicked in.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Detox Kit Side Effects Research shows that people who use drug detox kits put themselves at risk for developing harmful adverse effects, including paranoia, hallucinations, and psychosis.14
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—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 29 Apr. 2025
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025
Lyrically, the songs conjure romantic passion, fame, drugs, and the paranoia all the above can generate.
—Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
Suddenly, his paranoia, fueled by any number of unsettling urban legends, kicked in.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Detox Kit Side Effects Research shows that people who use drug detox kits put themselves at risk for developing harmful adverse effects, including paranoia, hallucinations, and psychosis.14
How Does Marijuana Metabolize in the Body?
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paranoia
Noun
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Margin anxiety nonetheless prompted HF Sinclair to pause what had been a budding streak of annual dividend hikes since a little before the corporate merger.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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As reported by First Post, Poland is holding a presidential election against a backdrop of growing security concerns, fueled by the ongoing war in neighboring Ukraine and anxiety over a potential U.S. retreat from European defense commitments under President Donald Trump.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
Noun
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Got thoughts, questions, ideas, concerns, compliments or maybe even some recs for me?—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Conservatives called Democrats’ concerns overblown, particularly after years of Democratic control.—
Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
16 May 2025
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In a voice-over, the responding officer, Mark Raposo, recalls his suspicions en route.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
12 May 2025
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His protectionist advisers have encouraged his suspicions.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
12 May 2025
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The two — who share son Jack, who is now 10, daughter Addy, 6, and son Hunter, 5 — were in disbelief at the news.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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One survivor, Mirtha Fuentes, told local media of her emotional disbelief after surviving the plane crash.—
Marlon Sorto,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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