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paranoid
in
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
(Edited)

Most of the cases, however, could never be proven, and some senior officers began to wonder whether the Section was run by paranoid conspiracy theorists.
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paranoid = with excessive fear
A retired tax lawyer wrote paranoid letters to newspapers, the police, and the Ministry of Justice.
Part 1

paranoid = excessively suspicious or fearful
No. The man is a tragic figure who evidently acted alone, in accordance with his own paranoid delusions.
Part 1

paranoid = suffering from a psychological disorder characterized by excessive distrust of others
He wondered whether he was becoming paranoid, but when he visited Palmgren the same afternoon at the rehabilitation home in Ersta, the car was in the visitors' parking lot.
Part 2

paranoid = excessively suspicious or fearful
An industrious investigative journalist could get paranoid on less than this.
Part 2
Malm was never quite sure whether Blomkvist was paranoid by nature or if he had paranormal gifts.
Part 2
But when Blomkvist came over to give him a secure mobile, Armansky's first thought was that the man was paranoid.
Part 2
I would hesitate to confine myself to an exact diagnosis, but she has obvious delusions with distinct paranoid schizophrenic characteristics.
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paranoid = relating to a disorder characterized by excessive distrust of others
I consider her to be withdrawn, but not a paranoid sociopath.
Part 2

paranoid = suffering from a psychological disorder characterized by excessive distrust of others
But I see no evidence whatsoever that she is schizophrenic or suffering from paranoid delusions.
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paranoid = relating to a disorder characterized by excessive distrust of others
Manic-depressive or paranoid?
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paranoid = suffering from a psychological disorder characterized by excessive distrust of others
Hans Faste is one of the key sources for the claims that Salander is a paranoid and violence-prone lesbian devoted to Satanism and S & M.
Part 2
You're going to look paranoid, and then your career will be over.
Part 2

paranoid = excessively suspicious or fearful
I may be paranoid, but I have reason to suspect that I'm not the only one reading it.
Part 2
Then a series of notes claiming that Salander was paranoid and a schizophrenic.
Part 3

paranoid = someone suffering from a psychological disorder characterized by excessive distrust of others
Everyone was paranoid.
Part 3

paranoid = excessively suspicious or fearful
Angleton's gang were as fanatical as they were paranoid—they suspected everyone in the CIA of being a Russian agent.
Part 3
Its very existence confirms all documentary evidence that she is a paranoid schizophrenic.
Part 4

paranoid = someone suffering from a psychological disorder characterized by excessive distrust of others
It's full of such outrageous accusations of rape and violation of her civil rights that it will come across as the ravings of a paranoid personality.
Part 4

paranoid = of a psychological disorder characterized by excessive distrust of others
Blomkvist is so paranoid already that he's using diversionary tactics we could learn from.
Part 4

paranoid = excessively suspicious or fearful
"Paranoid," he muttered.
Part 4
Teleborian, who had many years of experience with the patient, had determined that Salander was suffering from a serious mental disturbance and employed terms such as psychopathy, pathological narcissism, and paranoid schizophrenia.
Part 4

paranoid = relating to a disorder characterized by excessive distrust of others
It is also my duty to remind the court that Lisbeth Salander has been diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic.
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paranoid = someone suffering from a psychological disorder characterized by excessive distrust of others
"To sum up," Ekström said, leafing through his sheaf of papers, "it is your judgement as a psychiatrist of long standing that Lisbeth Salander suffers from paranoid schizophrenia?"
Part 4

paranoid = a disorder characterized by excessive distrust of others
Taken as a whole, her written explanation confirms our suspicions that she suffers from paranoid schizophrenia.
Part 4
He assumes that my client is a paranoid schizophrenic and mentally ill in every sense.
Part 4

paranoid = someone suffering from a psychological disorder characterized by excessive distrust of others
And based on this complete picture you came to the conclusion that Lisbeth suffers from paranoid schizophrenia.
Part 4

paranoid = a disorder characterized by excessive distrust of others
One can conclude that the patient's paranoid traits have progressed to such an extent that she is literally incapable of having a simple conversation with anyone in authority.
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paranoid = relating to a disorder characterized by excessive distrust of others

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(1) (paranoid used casually)
excessively suspicious that others want to harm you; or excessively fearful
(2) (paranoid used clinically)
suffering from a psychological disorder characterized by excessive distrust of others -- thinking "they are out to get me"
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)

paranoid in The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Edited)

paranoid
in
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
(Edited)