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paranoid

[par-uh-noid] / ˈpær əˌnɔɪd /
ADJECTIVE
affected by paranoia
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He led Intel to unimaginable heights, wrote management texts and coined the mantra “only the paranoid survive.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Once they arrived, Scott told the officers that he had paranoid schizophrenia and was having active hallucinations.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

He also poked at Jones, a star of the paranoid, far-right fringe, for losing a massive defamation lawsuit filed by the parents of children killed in a 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Calocane had a history of mental health issues, and was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in July 2020.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

The doctor concluded that she was paranoid, but noted, as Hoover put it, that she “perceives items which would escape the observation of the average individual.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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