paranoiac

adjective

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  1. paranoid
  2. neurotic
  3. schizoid
  4. obsessive-compulsive
  5. delirious
  6. sociopathic
  7. disordered
  8. disturbed
Adjective
  • Opponents of fluoridation have played on paranoid fears for decades, but into the 1960s, these were popularly dismissed as ravings from fringe organizations.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • There’s a strict and paranoid president of the residents’ council, a former costume designer to the stars, and plenty more friends and suspects who elicit plenty of laughs.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of paranoid
Adjective
  • Some of the best reporters are neurotic and prone to second-guessing.
    Jim VandeHei, Axios, 21 Nov. 2024
  • David is tightly wound, neurotic, and obsessive compulsive, while manic Benji has a penchant for saying exactly what is on his mind.
    Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of neurotic
Adjective
  • The idea of a schizoid Lady M is not entirely without appeal, but despite strong performances across the board, the work runs aground fast.
    Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2024
  • The entire movie, of course, was a goof, a schizoid cardboard Vaudeville horror burlesque shot in two days and a night by Roger Corman.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Definition of schizoid
Adjective
  • While some may easily scroll past these videos, individuals with mental health conditions like obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are particularly vulnerable, according to OCD expert and clinical psychologist Brad Reimann.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Myrick, who has schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder, knows the power of a good peer.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of obsessive-compulsive
Adjective
  • Between all the red carpets, festivals and interviews, Ronan is feeling delirious.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • His third directorial venture, The Host, is a delirious, exciting, funny, and at times quite terrifying genre mash-up with a side of social commentary.
    Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of delirious
Adjective
  • The third film about the sociopathic clown largely repeats the pros and cons of the last movie — killer makeup effects and a great performance buried in a repetitive flick with a story that’s impossible to care about — but that’s more than enough for fans of this increasingly popular franchise.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
  • This might also explain why sociopathic tendencies -- which are thought to be partially hereditable -- have been found in some four percent of CEOs compared with around one percent of the general population.
    Daniel Falkiner, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2014
Definition of sociopathic
Adjective
  • Thus did the conservative loose cannonballs come eventually to dominate the GOP—and define our disordered political era.
    Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made by History, TIME, 10 June 2024
  • It is associated with hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning, and can be disabling.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Definition of disordered
Adjective
  • The phenomenon has grown so popular of late that Yosemite officials say a growing number of visitors have destroyed natural vegetation and disturbed habitats while battling for parking and viewing spaces.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • In Taxi Driver, a campaign worker named Betsy (Cybill Shepherd) goes on a lunch date with disturbed Vietnam vet turned cabbie Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro).
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of disturbed
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