paranoids
They suspect everyone
Paranoids are people suffering from paranoia—the persistent, irrational belief that others intend them harm or are conspiring against them.
The term applies both clinically and casually: The paranoids in the support group shared their experiences, The paranoids on the internet think every news story is a cover-up.
Sometimes used loosely for anyone excessively suspicious or distrustful.
Inclined to distrust
- distrustfulLacking faith in others
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- hypervigilantAbnormally heightened awareness state
- fearfulFull of fright
delusional · irrational · obsessive · wary · guarded · mistrustful · insecure · defensive
People with thought disorder
- patientsThose receiving medical treatment
- sufferersPeople experiencing pain
- diagnosedDetermined a medical condition
- medicatedGiven drugs for treatment
hospitalized · psychotics · delusional · symptomatic · institutionalized · disturbed · hallucinators · manic
Self-defeating logical trap
- Nixon37th U.S. president
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- McCarthyismPolitically-motivated accusation without evidence
- OrwellianEvoking oppressive surveillance states
spies · wiretapping · informants · blacklists · whistleblowers · dissidents · Watergate · COINTELPRO
Chronically anxious people
- overthinkersPeople who dwell excessively
- neuroticsAnxiety-prone individuals
- catastrophizersThose who magnify setbacks
- pessimistsThose assuming negative outcomes
alarmists · doomsayers · worrywarts · skeptics · doubters · obsessives · cynics · preppers
suspicious
Inclined to distrust
- distrustfulLacking faith in others
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- hypervigilantAbnormally heightened awareness state
fearful · delusional · irrational · obsessive · wary · guarded · mistrustful · insecure · defensive · hypersensitive
schizophrenics
People with thought disorder
- patientsThose receiving medical treatment
- sufferersPeople experiencing pain
- diagnosedDetermined a medical condition
medicated · hospitalized · psychotics · delusional · symptomatic · institutionalized · disturbed · hallucinators · manic · bipolar
Catch-22
Self-defeating logical trap
- Nixon37th U.S. president
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- McCarthyismPolitically-motivated accusation without evidence
Orwellian · spies · wiretapping · informants · blacklists · whistleblowers · dissidents · Watergate · COINTELPRO · Stasi
worriers
Chronically anxious people
- overthinkersPeople who dwell excessively
- neuroticsAnxiety-prone individuals
- catastrophizersThose who magnify setbacks
pessimists · alarmists · doomsayers · worrywarts · skeptics · doubters · obsessives · cynics · preppers · survivalists
- paranoid schizophreniaPsychotic disorder with delusions
- paranoid thrillerSuspense genre featuring distrust
- paranoid androidMachine with persecution complex