paranoid

Example Sentences

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Foreign policy analysts would normally consider distraction to be a lazy and unprofessional explanation for major actions like wars, if not a symptom of paranoid conspiracy thinking.

From Salon

Matthew said he told attending officers how he believed something was wrong with Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia before carrying out his killings.

From BBC

A person may also become extremely confused and paranoid, easily upset, moody and irritable.

From MarketWatch

He was very paranoid, asking staff to witness their conversation.

From MarketWatch

“Only the paranoid survive,” added Lake, who is among the leaders viewed as a potential successor to Dimon.

From Barron's