Instability and Paranoia

Instability

Instability noun - The quality or state of not being firmly fixed in position.

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Paranoia and instability are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Paranoia" instead a noun "Instability".

Nearby Word: instance

Paranoia noun - A psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur.

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Instability and paranoia are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instability" instead a noun "Paranoia".

Nearby Words: paranoid, paranoiac

old	old instability	old paranoia
similar	similar instability	similar paranoia
sheer	sheer instability	sheer paranoia
deep	deep instability	deep paranoia
Other adjectives: severe, massive, extreme, serious, social, major, general, apparent, immense, growing, peculiar, chronic, increasing, resulting, ensuing, crippling, clinical.

Azula's increasing instability and paranoia means she ends up gradually banishing every member of the Royal Household (and, possibly, everyone in the Fire Nation capital) other then the few people needed to coronate her.

Source: Mayor of a Ghost Town
Tsukiko from Paranoia Agent destroys most of Tokyo because of her mental instability.

Source: Karma Houdini / Anime
Not to mention, the Chantry's method of ensuring the Templars' remain loyal is to addict them to Lyrium under the excuse that it'll make them more powerful, despite knowing that it can lead to paranoia, emotional instability and full-blown psychosis.

Source: Corrupt Church

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