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also paranoic
as in paranoid
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Adjective
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That’s certainly what the Holland trailer feels like, putting Nicole Kidman at the center of a paranoid satire about a seemingly picture-perfect Michigan homemaker whose husband (Matthew Macfadyen) is up to … something.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025 -
Or is Julia, as the men in her life keep telling her, just being paranoid?—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That said, it was recently announced that Rick Hoffman will also reprise his Suits role as the neurotic Louis Litt.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
9 Mar. 2025
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Posey, meanwhile, played the role of a young urban professional who, along with her equally neurotic husband, owns a Weimaraner.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
6 Mar. 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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Also, things like obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or social anxiety can make a person do things like this.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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In one scene together, Alec and Hilaria discuss the 30 Rock alum's obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Oliver was adorably giggly on his 20th Colbert appearance, the pair seemingly delirious from having to cover one of the worst moments in American history.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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His tale is sad, delirious, inspired and often uproariously funny — though the jokes are on us.—
Devika Girish,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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After all, Milla is a true believer who goes tragically wrong, not a sociopathic manipulator.—
Alan Levinovitz,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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Everyone else who isn’t a sociopathic weirdo will be tuned in to the Big Game.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In the past, Jamil has openly discussed her own journey recovering from anorexia and disordered eating.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
27 Dec. 2024
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Thus did the conservative loose cannonballs come eventually to dominate the GOP—and define our disordered political era.—
Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made by History,
TIME,
10 June 2024
Adjective
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The news of a man sought by police for shooting and killing two people and abducting a child left them disturbed and frightened.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
1 Mar. 2025
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Tegus usually are found along roads, in disturbed areas.—
Alan Clemons,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Paranoiac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paranoiac. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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