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
The book has everything needed to play in this era of Cold War paranoia and sanity-shredding secrecy.
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Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
As paranoia builds and fractures deepen, the lines between purpose, fear, and identity blur.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 July 2025
Their paranoia is no longer hidden; it is broadcast from the headlines of state media.
—Tom Ridge, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
That both films are fueled by paranoia is no coincidence.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 July 2025
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Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
As paranoia builds and fractures deepen, the lines between purpose, fear, and identity blur.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 July 2025
Their paranoia is no longer hidden; it is broadcast from the headlines of state media.
—Tom Ridge, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
That both films are fueled by paranoia is no coincidence.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paranoia
Noun
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Ultimately, these discussions about college don’t have to include arguments or high anxiety.—
Robert Cole,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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By Linda Wells Skin in the Game Leather Bound Tanning is back, and Gen Z is ignoring the risks, turning to sunbathing and tanning beds to soothe anxiety and feel in control By Erin Flaherty Read On Dietary Restrictions?—
Jeanne Malle,
Air Mail,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For Type 2 Diabetes, Potatoes Have a Bad Rap Blood sugar control is no small concern for Americans.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
8 Aug. 2025
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All in all, few realize the significance of this otherwise innocuous and under-the-radar concern.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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When Rudi’s family arrives at their country house, signs of an intruder spark suspicion.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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Because of that though the suspicion of inauthenticity becomes part of the draw, like a world reoriented to the ontology of professional wrestling.—
Emil Steiner,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In disbelief and determined never to let this happen to anyone else, Conteh connected with Dr. Sonia Spencer, the chairperson of the hospital complex.—
Sophia Li,
NPR,
17 Aug. 2025
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Last week, as news of her allegations spread, Perez watched in disbelief as the school superintendent, Reid, claimed that school district officials had just learned about the concerns Perez had raised three years earlier and many times over.—
Asra Q. Nomani,
FOXNews.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Paranoia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paranoia. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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