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
Just as scary as the grotesque creatures outside are the factionalism and paranoia of the residents inside.
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James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
When Lauryn Licari and Owen McKenny finally learned who was behind the barrage of incessant, cruel texts that broke them up and created mass paranoia at their small Midwestern school, the truth was almost too impossible to believe.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Brown had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and suffered hallucinations and paranoia, his sister Tracey Brown said.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Gnawing paranoia inevitably awakens Pynchon’s characters to the matrix of control enveloping their lives.
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
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James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
When Lauryn Licari and Owen McKenny finally learned who was behind the barrage of incessant, cruel texts that broke them up and created mass paranoia at their small Midwestern school, the truth was almost too impossible to believe.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Brown had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and suffered hallucinations and paranoia, his sister Tracey Brown said.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Gnawing paranoia inevitably awakens Pynchon’s characters to the matrix of control enveloping their lives.
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paranoia
Noun
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Add in the possibility of more extensive – and costly – work such as bridges, crowns, extractions or implants, and the anxiety can grow even stronger.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The enthusiasm around personal curriculums and independent learning might reflect modern-day anxieties.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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The vote to approve Miran’s nomination passed 48-47, along party lines, with Democrats expressing concern about the appointment impacting the central bank’s independence.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Motiva is helping to eliminate this concern.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Specifically, the ability of the attackers to remain undetected between February—when the contractor's laptop was infected—and May—when Ascension first detected the breach—invites suspicions that the company didn’t follow basic security practices in its network.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Most Portland indie bike shops seem to still regard e-bikes with some suspicion; traditional pedal-only bikes still sell quite well here.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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There was almost an element of disbelief when the Liverpool lineup was released.—
James Nalton,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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DiCaprio makes a great, vital has-been, squinting at the horrors around him in disbelief, but mostly, driven by the need to protect his child.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Paranoia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paranoia. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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