mistrust
mɪsˈtrʌst
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Definition of mistrust - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
trustlack of trust or confidence in someone
  • There was a deep mistrust between the two groups.
distrust suspicion
2.
suspicious feelingdoubt about someone's honesty or intentions
  • Her constant lies led to mistrust among her friends.
doubt suspicion wariness

Verb

tr.
1.
trustlack confidence in the reliability or honesty of someone
  • She began to mistrust her advisor after several discrepancies were noted..
distrust doubt
2.
distrustregard someone or something with suspicion
  • They mistrust any data that comes from that source..
distrust doubt suspect
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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

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.

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  1. French:méfiance, se méfier, ...
  2. German:Misstrauen, misstrauen, ...
  3. Italian:sfiducia, sospettare, ...
  4. Spanish:desconfianza, desconfiar, ...
  5. Portuguese:desconfiança, desconfiar, ...
  6. Chinese:不信任, 猜疑, ...
  7. Japanese:不信, 信頼しない, ...
  8. Arabic:عَدَم ثِقَة, شَكَّ, ...
  9. Hebrew:חוֹסֶר אֱמוּן, לַחְשׁוֹד, ...
  10. Russian:недоверие, не доверять, ...
  11. Ukrainian:недовіра, недовіряти, ...
  12. Hindi:अविश्वास, अविश्वास करना, ...
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