paranoiac

adjective

variants also paranoic
Definition of paranoiacnext
as in paranoid

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  1. paranoid
  2. neurotic
  3. schizoid
  4. obsessive-compulsive
  5. delirious
  6. sociopathic
  7. disordered
  8. disturbed
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of paranoid
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of neurotic
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of schizoid
Adjective
  • 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
  • Baldwin is shown cleaning the interior of a garbage can; Hilaria and one of his children gently rib him and describe him as obsessive-compulsive.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Definition of obsessive-compulsive
Adjective
  • The Islanders filled up Nassau Coliseum one more time in the spring of 2021, when another delirious run to the semis provided the backdrop and the soundtrack as life seemed to return to normal.
    — Jerry Beach, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Definition of delirious
Adjective
  • George Clooney stars as a handsome war correspondent who comes to cover the Potsdam negotiations, Tobey Maguire plays the sociopathic soldier whose death sparks the plot, and Cate Blanchett plays the Jewish prostitute who both men love in their own unhelpful ways.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Definition of sociopathic
Adjective
  • In the past, Jamil has openly discussed her own journey recovering from anorexia and disordered eating.
    — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of disordered
Adjective
  • Best says the murky water can be full of tannins and algae and, once he’s started reaching for balls on the bottom, the disturbed silt reduces visibility dramatically.
    — Don Riddell, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Definition of disturbed
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