Mistrust - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the trait of not trusting others (syn: distrust)
verb
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
I/you/we/they: mistrust
he/she/it: mistrusts
present participle: mistrusting
past tense: mistrusted
past participle: mistrusted
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