paranoia
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Jones has a history of paranoia and is believe to have made 13 calls to the FBI this year reporting that he was being threatened and intimidated, according to the complaint.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
But now it seems that a very contemporary and more personal issue could be gnawing at Timesfolk and driving them to the brink of paranoia.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The result in Beijing verged at times towards collective paranoia.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
"My view is we should prepare for paranoia before the event," Uday Kotak, a veteran Indian banker, told a gathering of industry leaders this week, adding, "We must prepare for the worst."
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Among the most progressive alienists, this kind of unfounded belief was known as a delusion, associated with a newly identified disorder called paranoia.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Vocabulary lists containing paranoia
"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
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"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (1950)
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