paranoid schizophrenia
noun
: schizophrenia characterized especially by delusions of persecution, grandiosity, or jealousy and by hallucinations (such as hearing voices) chiefly of an auditory nature
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Dixon's lawyers argued that Bowdoin has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, an argument that spared him from conviction in a 1977 assault case. 
Fox News, 4 May 2022 His lawyers said Dixon had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, suffered from hallucinations and was blind and in frail health. Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 11 May 2022 Monteria Robinson said her son had previously been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Shaddi Abusaid, ajc, 1 Mar. 2022 Kaczynski is an intellectual, however thwarted; a charmer on occasion, and a cold-souled killer who may or may not suffer from paranoid schizophrenia. Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 17 Feb. 2022 The brother who initially called 9-1-1 also told dispatchers that the 43-year-old man lives with paranoid schizophrenia, but that didn't change how deputies responded because of the call's violent nature, Toquica said. Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 16 Feb. 2022 Charlie’s family previously said he had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Jan. 2022 When Bruce was around 5, she was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, subjected to a prefrontal lobotomy and confined to mental institutions. James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2022 Based on the life of John Nash, a genius mathematician overcome by paranoid schizophrenia, Ron Howard’s movie is precious to a fault, despite Russell Crowe’s attempts to bring grit and authenticity to the role. Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2021 See More
Fox News, 4 May 2022 His lawyers said Dixon had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, suffered from hallucinations and was blind and in frail health. Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 11 May 2022 Monteria Robinson said her son had previously been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Shaddi Abusaid, ajc, 1 Mar. 2022 Kaczynski is an intellectual, however thwarted; a charmer on occasion, and a cold-souled killer who may or may not suffer from paranoid schizophrenia. Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 17 Feb. 2022 The brother who initially called 9-1-1 also told dispatchers that the 43-year-old man lives with paranoid schizophrenia, but that didn't change how deputies responded because of the call's violent nature, Toquica said. Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 16 Feb. 2022 Charlie’s family previously said he had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Jan. 2022 When Bruce was around 5, she was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, subjected to a prefrontal lobotomy and confined to mental institutions. James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2022 Based on the life of John Nash, a genius mathematician overcome by paranoid schizophrenia, Ron Howard’s movie is precious to a fault, despite Russell Crowe’s attempts to bring grit and authenticity to the role. Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1940, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
paranoid schizophrenia
noun
: schizophrenia characterized especially by delusions of persecution, grandiosity, or jealousy and by hallucinations (such as hearing voices) chiefly of an auditory nature