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also paranoic
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Adjective
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For Hasan as well, this round of unrest felt different, reflecting both the brutality of an increasingly paranoid regime and a new level of public anger and appetite for confrontation.—
Sarah Dean,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026 -
Rhode Islanders are the 22nd most paranoid about their online privacy, a new study has revealed.—
Will Richmond,
The Providence Journal,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Of the many incarnations of the narcissist, there is the braggart, and there is also the neurotic.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
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Basil, of course, is far from perfect, a rude, neurotic, accident-prone manager who insults guests, hides his gambling winnings from his wife and organizes an elaborate impersonation of her when his surprise anniversary party backfires.—
Rhett Bartlett,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The actor first came to prominence with an acclaimed turn as a schizophrenic man in the 1993 indie film Clean, Shaven.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
13 Dec. 2025
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While the Nuggets themselves are coming off a schizophrenic and inconsistent week, to put it kindly, after home losses to Sacramento and San Antonio, the Blue Arrow has quietly been tying a bow around his most productive November ever.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
29 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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The relentless news coverage was inevitably going to trigger people with delusional psychoses or inspire those with schemes for cash or fame.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Coalitional parties do make governing harder, but the same factions that frustrate also guard against delusional thinking that leads to devastating losses.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Antidepressants are also used to treat a wide variety of other conditions, such as anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic pain.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Research on psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder shows that avoidance and reassurance provide quick relief but deepen long-term suffering.—
Dr. Jesse Finkelstein,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Especially at decibel-delirious Lumen Field in Seattle.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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He is denied both the company of the living and the serenity of death, a lost, delirious soul who fails to anchor himself anywhere.—
Amir Ahmadi Arian,
The Dial,
15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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More recently, he's played an abusive husband on Big Little Lies, a sociopathic tech mogul on Succession, and a vengeance-seeking viking caked in dirt and blood in The Northman.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Jan. 2026
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The emergence of Kristian’s faintly sociopathic nature is mirrored in his burgeoning artistic vision.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Paranoiac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paranoiac. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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