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
What follows is a genre-hopping blast of suspense, sci-fi, paranoia and dark comedy made all the more arch by Jerskin Fendrix’s high-drama score.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Wright’s Laura is convinced that Cooke’s Cherry is hiding something, but is that just boy mom paranoia coloring her perspective, or is something seriously shady happening?
—Lucy Ford, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Psychedelic use can induce acute anxiety, cause panic attacks or lead to paranoia.
—Pardis Mahdavi, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2025
Gossip and paranoia spread to the market.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Wright’s Laura is convinced that Cooke’s Cherry is hiding something, but is that just boy mom paranoia coloring her perspective, or is something seriously shady happening?
—Lucy Ford, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Psychedelic use can induce acute anxiety, cause panic attacks or lead to paranoia.
—Pardis Mahdavi, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2025
Gossip and paranoia spread to the market.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paranoia
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At the council meeting for the resolution, several migrants and their families spoke in favor of its passage, expressing their anxieties in day-to-day life, according to The Chronicle.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The starting point is learning to cultivate present-moment awareness and simply noticing your anxiety.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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And Danielson noted that the team now has plenty of time to practice and give attention to areas of concern.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, concern is growing about how certain food additives and preservatives may disrupt the gut’s delicate balance.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
9 Sep. 2025
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The sting resulted in the arrest of two men over suspicion of copyright infringement in El Sheikh Zayed City near the Greater Cairo metro area.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Any one visiting Russia in the past will know when the subject of China comes up, there are perpetual suspicions toward its territorial intentions in the far east of the country.—
Kerry Brown,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Still in disbelief over her win, the woman checked her ticket again, this time using the Maryland Lottery app.—
Daniella Segura,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Their shared disbelief in science and disrespect for expertise unites them.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Paranoia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paranoia. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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