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
Don’t spiral into obsession, revenge, or paranoia.
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 2 Nov. 2025
As the party collapses into collective, mob-like madness, despair is unleashed along with paranoia, depravity, violence, and carnage.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … IRON GRIP – Putin's inner circle 'falling into paranoia' as relatives rise in power ranks.
—FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
When Miran’s brother Bambi is murdered, his paranoia intensifies, and Tea’s cover starts to crumble.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 2 Nov. 2025
As the party collapses into collective, mob-like madness, despair is unleashed along with paranoia, depravity, violence, and carnage.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … IRON GRIP – Putin's inner circle 'falling into paranoia' as relatives rise in power ranks.
—FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
When Miran’s brother Bambi is murdered, his paranoia intensifies, and Tea’s cover starts to crumble.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paranoia
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That driving tension and anxiety are largely thanks to the team of artisans, which included composer Volker Bertelmann, editor Kirk Baxter and sound designer Paul Ottosson, who worked closely behind the scenes on their respective crafts to bring it together.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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That sense of anxiety is present throughout the book, most vividly in a wide shot of a group of cheerleaders rehearsing in a gym.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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The deployment has also raised concerns about racial profiling, wrongful arrests, and political pressure on law enforcement to align with federal immigration crackdowns.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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He was included on the short list of presidential candidates in 2022 when Democrats started airing concerns about then-President Joe Biden's ability to run for a second term.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Betty had suspicions about the relationship early on, which Dan continually denied.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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He was charged with an infraction disorderly conduct, and threat of violence and suspicion of criminal trespassing, both Class B misdemeanors in Utah.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Nov. 2025
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In the wake of the tragic UPS plane crash at the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, local witnesses and business owners are grappling with a sense of emptiness and disbelief.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
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The man was then led off as onlookers watched in disbelief.—
Emma Bussey , Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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