NichiDict

疑心暗鬼

ぎしんあんき
[gishinanki]

Meanings

1.Expression

suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

Examples

彼は疑心暗鬼になっていた。

He was jumping at shadows.

盗難事件後、社内は疑心暗鬼に陥った。

After the theft, the office fell into a state of paranoia.

彼は疑心暗鬼の状態で、誰も信じられなかった。

In his state of paranoia, he couldn't trust anyone.