Mistrust - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌmɪsˈtrʌst|  American pronunciation of the word mistrust
Brit.  |mɪsˈtrʌst|  British pronunciation of the word mistrust

noun

- doubt about someone's honesty (syn: distrust, misgiving, suspicion)
- the trait of not trusting others (syn: distrust)

verb

- regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in (syn: distrust, suspect)

Extra examples

She has a strong mistrust of politicians.

...had an unfortunate mistrust of doctors, so her medical condition was allowed to worsen...

I was starting to mistrust my own judgment.

...a recluse who mistrusts her neighbors and stays in her house all day...

He had a deep mistrust of the legal profession.

As a very small child she had learned to mistrust adults.

Some people are very mistrustful of computerised banking.

We believe we know that Americans abhor extremes and mistrust ideology.

...a chronic mistrust of outsiders envelops that neighborhood, cutting it off from the rest of the city...

They expressed deep mistrust of the paper promises.

Everything he says seems to be pervaded with a mistrust of the human race.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: mistrust
he/she/it: mistrusts
present participle: mistrusting
past tense: mistrusted
past participle: mistrusted
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