Trump believes that paranoia can be useful. He sees the world as vicious and life as a battle for survival. As we draw closer to Trump getting a lump of coal in his Christmas stocking, with Nancy Pelosi implacably heading toward a holiday impeachment, his proditomania is revving up. (Maureen Dowd, “Trump’s White Whale,” The New York Times, 11/23/2019.)
This word, when used in the above sense, can also be a synonym for suspicion, distrust and mistrust
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