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also paranoic
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Adjective
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There’s decent chemistry between Roberts and Mel Gibson in this schlocky but slick paranoid thriller.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025 -
Historically, political movements die when they become subsumed by paranoid Jew-hatred.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And Craig Waterman, the marketing executive from the 2024 film Friendship, took Robinson into new territory with a darker and more pathetic take on the same neurotic type.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
13 Oct. 2025
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Following his turn as the nerdy and neurotic Michael, David Krumholtz continued his role as head elf Bernard in 2002's The Santa Clause 2, and reprised the part on an episode of the Disney+ series The Santa Clauses in 2022.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The exchange is later revealed to be a schizophrenic episode.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The investigation confirmed a mental health component to the case, suggesting that Ricklefs may have been experiencing a schizophrenic episode, according to the news release.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 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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Her protagonist, known to have been derived from herself in a few other ways, blunders along and is charming but delusional, unlike Austen’s fiercely independent and witty Elizabeth Bennet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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Either way, Bravo cameras will always reward a delusional queen.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Millions more take them for other mental health issues including anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, some eating disorders, substance use disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Gabriel Palacios, 13, had long faced bullying because of his disabilities, including ADHD, Tourette’s syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder — bullying that had gone unaddressed for so long that his family was pursuing transferring him to a private school, his family says.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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From there, the movie takes a delirious turn, with nobody else on the yacht seemingly knowing who this mysterious woman is.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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His teammates in the dugout were just as delirious as the customers in the stands.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Oh plays Eve, a deskbound MI-5 agent who longs to be a spy in the field, a dream that is soon realized when a mutual obsession develops between her and a sadistic, sociopathic assassin (Jodie Comer) who always evades capture.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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Some people don’t enjoy acting sociopathic, under any circumstance.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Paranoiac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paranoiac. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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