A personality disorder characterized by the avoidance of accepting deserved blame and an unwarranted view of others as malevolent. the latter is expressed as suspiciousness, hypersensitivity, and mistrust.

Paranoid personality disorder (PPD) is a mental disorder characterized by paranoia, and a pervasive, long-standing suspiciousness and generalized mistrust of others. People with this personality disorder may be hypersensitive, easily insulted, and habitually relate to the world by vigilant scanning of the environment for clues or suggestions that may validate their fears or biases...