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 real problem is that their alien visitor can take the form of anyone around them, leading to one of the best films ever made about paranoia and distrust.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
In particular, thrillers that have elements of paranoia.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
Under house arrest, Mary stoked the fires of Elizabeth’s paranoia.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2025
Schlesinger’s The Day of the Locust doesn’t do justice to West’s paranoia, yet its remoteness captures the liberal Hollywood apathy that no longer identifies with American domesticity and sees its own working class as existing merely to perpetuate ruling-class superiority.
—Armond White, National Review, 31 Jan. 2025
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
In particular, thrillers that have elements of paranoia.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
Under house arrest, Mary stoked the fires of Elizabeth’s paranoia.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2025
Schlesinger’s The Day of the Locust doesn’t do justice to West’s paranoia, yet its remoteness captures the liberal Hollywood apathy that no longer identifies with American domesticity and sees its own working class as existing merely to perpetuate ruling-class superiority.
—Armond White, National Review, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paranoia
Noun
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In the film, Shear stars as Sam, a once-promising law student whose anxiety has slowly chipped away at his confidence in all areas of his life.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
7 Mar. 2025
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One possibility is anxiety, which, according to Kaiser, feeds on avoidance.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Are there like-minded employees or managers who share your concerns?—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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In fact, these concerns appear to be brought to Musk's attention recently.—
Emily Chang,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Most were detainees returned to Gaza, where they had been rounded up after the Oct. 7 attack and held without charge on security suspicions.—
MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH, WAFAA SHURAFA, NATALIE MELZER AND TIA GOLDENBERG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The suspicion main producer Kim refers to is that, akin to those faced by the Love Island and Too Hot to Handle producers, audiences are starting to think some people are going on the show just to become famous.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Given the myriad historical inaccuracies in The Brutalist, some suspension of disbelief is necessary.—
Matt Shaw,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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To watch him, in any one of his almost insanely varied roles, often meant sitting there with your jaw hanging in disbelief.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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