paranoia
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"Paranoia - call it what you want - but definitely not criminal intent," he told the court.
From BBC • May 21, 2025
Paranoia and alienation are a cult leader's best friends.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2024
The scene had an eerie familiarity, Mohammed said, as if the horrors of the First and Second Intifadas, or Palestinian uprisings, were being replayed: Paranoia turning Palestinians against each other.
From Seattle Times • May 8, 2023
Paranoia, when you’re a parent, is everywhere, adds Wu, recalling how she Googled about sleep training when she had her baby — and got a hit about sudden infant death syndrome.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2022
Paranoia was for Moon Girl, not for him.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
Vocabulary lists containing paranoia
"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (1950)
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