Definition of mistrust - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
trustlack of trust or confidence in someone
- There was a deep mistrust between the two groups.
2.
suspicious feelingdoubt about someone's honesty or intentions
- Her constant lies led to mistrust among her friends.
Verb
1.
trustlack confidence in the reliability or honesty of someone
- She began to mistrust her advisor after several discrepancies were noted..
2.
distrustregard someone or something with suspicion
- They mistrust any data that comes from that source..
Origin of mistrust
English, mis- (wrong) + trust (confidence)
Terms with mistrust included in their meaning
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emotion
feeling of doubt or mistrust
doubtful
causing doubt or mistrust in others
doubt
to keep doubts or mistrust in mind
cause doubt
make someone start to feel doubt or mistrust
cause doubt
make people start to feel doubt or mistrust
doubt
slowly growing feeling of doubt or mistrust
doubt
introduce skepticism or mistrust
suspicion
initial cause of suspicion or mistrust
doubt
small beginning of doubt or mistrust
trust
slight suspicion or mistrust
doubtful
having doubts or feelings of mistrust
innocent
not causing others to doubt or mistrust
trustworthy
completely free from doubt or mistrust
doubt mistrust
keep doubts or mistrust secretly in your mind
suspicious
frequently experiencing feelings of mistrust or suspicion
psychiatry
mental disorder with long-standing suspiciousness and mistrust
psychology
disposition to dislike and mistrust other people
psychology
person with irrational suspicion or mistrust
suspicious behavior
exhibiting irrational suspicion or mistrust
without doubt
having no feeling of doubt or mistrust
arousing doubt
state of arousing mistrust
Examples of mistrust in a sentence
The scandal led to widespread mistrust of the administration. Mistrust grew between the partners after the incident. The scandal caused widespread mistrust in the community. I began to mistrust his intentions after he lied. They mistrust the new policy due to past failures. I mistrust his intentions after what happened.
She began to mistrust the company's promises.
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- French:méfiance, se méfier, ...
- German:Misstrauen, misstrauen, ...
- Italian:sfiducia, sospettare, ...
- Spanish:desconfianza, desconfiar, ...
- Portuguese:desconfiança, desconfiar, ...
- Chinese:不信任, 猜疑, ...
- Japanese:不信, 信頼しない, ...
- Arabic:عَدَم ثِقَة, شَكَّ, ...
- Hebrew:חוֹסֶר אֱמוּן, לַחְשׁוֹד, ...
- Russian:недоверие, не доверять, ...
- Ukrainian:недовіра, недовіряти, ...
- Hindi:अविश्वास, अविश्वास करना, ...
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