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also paranoic
as in paranoid
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Adjective
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Mastroianni, who co-wrote the script with Sloan, carries the film with her paranoid performance as Frankie.—
Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 4 Apr. 2025
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That’s too bad for several reasons, including Lee’s meticulous reconstruction of Hong Kong and Shanghai under Japanese occupation, paranoid, perilous places in which anyone could be working with the occupying forces or conspiring against them.—
Adjective
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Virgo: Danny Tanner Lovable — and sometimes neurotic — Danny Tanner's obsession with keeping things clean most relates to Virgo placements.—
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Fearful that the neurotic Florence might attempt suicide, Olive invites her to move in as her roommate.—
Adjective
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The idea of a schizoid Lady M is not entirely without appeal, but despite strong performances across the board, the work runs aground fast.—
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The entire movie, of course, was a goof, a schizoid cardboard Vaudeville horror burlesque shot in two days and a night by Roger Corman.—
Adjective
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In making a show that deals with obsessive-compulsive disorder, the creators managed to maintain a balanced approach while facing certain challenges.—
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Luke Combs is opening up about his experience with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety.—
Adjective
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But understand this: Its six delirious chapters are scrambled for good reason.—
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Rich Peppiatt, who previously has made videos for the band, captures the frenzied pace of all this by editing shots that often last a fraction of a second, cutting between microphone, hand, face, somebody else’s delirious expression, a white line.—
Adjective
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Sheridan seems to be suggesting that a woman needs to be twice as sociopathic as a man to succeed in modern America.—
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This is pretty funny, though the sociopathic host gimmick is familiar now.—
Adjective
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In the past, Jamil has openly discussed her own journey recovering from anorexia and disordered eating.—
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Thus did the conservative loose cannonballs come eventually to dominate the GOP—and define our disordered political era.—
Adjective
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Where the ambulances once stood, remnants of vehicles protruded from disturbed ground.—
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Next to disturbed earth are three Israeli military bulldozers and an excavator.—
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“Paranoiac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paranoiac. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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