How do you use Paranoia in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like psychosis, plus the exact meaning.
Paranoia meaning
- A psychotic disorder, now called delusional disorder, often (in one of six subtypes) characterized by delusions of persecution and a perceived threat against the individual affected with the disorder, and often associated with false accusations and a general mistrust of others.
- Extreme, irrational distrust of others.
Synonyms of Paranoia
Using Paranoia
- The main meaning on this page is: A psychotic disorder, now called delusional disorder, often (in one of six subtypes) characterized by delusions of persecution and a perceived threat against the individual affected with the disorder, and often associated with false accusations and a general mistrust of others. | Extreme, irrational distrust of others.
- Useful related words include: psychosis.
- In the example corpus, paranoia often appears in combinations such as: paranoia and, and paranoia, of paranoia.
Context around Paranoia
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Paranoia
- In this selection, "paranoia" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, film, suffered, characters, derives, seemed and reaches stand out and add context to how "paranoia" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include anxiety and paranoia which is and argued that paranoia derives from. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "paranoia" sits close to words such as amos, anchors and arid, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with paranoia
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
For me, it leads to paranoia. (6 words)
Cousineau is distraught with paranoia after Barry's arrest. (9 words)
A classic of the horror genre, is a tale built on paranoia. (12 words)
In his 1997 study of Schreber, My Own Private Germany, Eric Santner argued that paranoia derives from a symbolic crisis in authority, and described the ways in which Schreber’s paranoia seemed to anticipate the paranoid culture of Nazi Germany. (40 words)
On Friday a jury heard psychiatrist Dr Christina Tang assessed Ms Abubakar following her arrest, and found that in the weeks leading up to police being called to the woman's flat she had been suffering paranoia and delusions. (39 words)
My friend was now overcome with paranoia, and it wasn’t until we turned to leave the department store that I realized she hadn’t been merely spooked from too many years of smoking pot. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
In his 1997 study of Schreber, My Own Private Germany, Eric Santner argued that paranoia derives from a symbolic crisis in authority, and described the ways in which Schreber’s paranoia seemed to anticipate the paranoid culture of Nazi Germany.
Deutsch and Fishman p. 1414-1415 Due to the suspicious and troublesome personality traits of paranoia, it is unlikely that someone with paranoia will thrive in interpersonal relationships.
A classic of the horror genre, is a tale built on paranoia.
Amber Heard and Liam Hemsworth worked together in the film Paranoia, and their chemistry was loved by all.
As Ceaușescu's paranoia reaches a fever pitch, Godeanu uses a diplomatic trip to West Germany to attempt to defect to the United States.
As this map grew beyond what I created, I suffered paranoia and insomnia.
Beau is riddled with fear and paranoia that someone is stalking him, trying to break in and harm him.
Concluding her story by giving into a lust for power and paranoia, she is ultimately killed off in the final season, a moment which is often cited as a low point for the franchise.
Conversations are in turns hushed and high-pitched, in tune with the characters’ paranoia as polio spreads from child to child.
Cousineau is distraught with paranoia after Barry's arrest.
For many, Delta 9 THC causes feelings of anxiety and paranoia, which is counterproductive when what they really want to experience is a sense of calmness and relaxation.
For me, it leads to paranoia.
Instead of paranoia, the earliest stage is depicted with the swelling and inflammation of blood vessels, reminiscent of the medical condition vasculitis.
Jay’s friends don’t believe her paranoia until they begin to witness Death’s phantom assassins themselves, forcing the crew to band together.
Mail Online has learned, his paranoia did not relent, and he told of his concern that his food might be poisoned on orders of his underworld tormentors.
My friend was now overcome with paranoia, and it wasn’t until we turned to leave the department store that I realized she hadn’t been merely spooked from too many years of smoking pot.
Negative news coverage could also exacerbate fears regarding psilocybin’s potential side effects which include psychotic episodes, paranoia, anxiety, and other effects.
Not to mention the wildfire that displaced many students from their houses and the mass shooting in Boulder that locked down the school and coated their final years with paranoia.
On Friday a jury heard psychiatrist Dr Christina Tang assessed Ms Abubakar following her arrest, and found that in the weeks leading up to police being called to the woman's flat she had been suffering paranoia and delusions.
Pandemic origins stories are concocted by the far right to fuel mass paranoia and racism (e.g. “the China Virus,” “the China Hoax”).
Common combinations with paranoia
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- paranoia and 30×
- and paranoia 24×
- of paranoia 19×
- the paranoia 13×
- paranoia about 10×
- paranoia of 9×
- with paranoia 8×
- to paranoia 8×
- his paranoia 7×
- paranoia is 6×