paranoid
Example Sentences
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Such reports likely made the Chinese leadership feel vulnerable and “paranoid,” Wilder said.
He can be paranoid, but she snoops around a lot.
From Los Angeles Times
Jonah asked, at the same time that Chip said, “What if seeing all three of us scares her off? She sounds a little paranoid—I think it has to be just me.”
From Literature
As this column has shown, blended families can fall apart when a parent dies, so you are not necessarily paranoid to be concerned about family discord over an inheritance.
From MarketWatch
“But I’m getting on the bus and going home. You are being paranoid!”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
