mistrust
IPA: mɪstrˈʌst
noun
- Lack of trust or confidence; distrust, untrust.
verb
- (transitive) To have no confidence in (something or someone).
- (transitive) To be wary, suspicious or doubtful of (something or someone).
- (transitive) To suspect, to imagine or suppose (something) to be the case.
- (intransitive) To be suspicious.
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Examples of "mistrust" in Sentences
- But her mistrust is a little of the latest to do her service!
- His mistrust is the surest sign of his weakness, which shows itself when he encounters real opponents.
- Representatives of the world powers replied that the heart of the mistrust is the Iranian nuclear program, the source said.
- "But I think there are a lot of egos involved and a lot of mistrust, which is why we're not seeing any consensus," she said.
- Such mistrust is abundantly evident, time and again, in the very books presumably designed to reduce it in the name of relationship building.
- They decide to take her up on it, but there is mistrust from the beginning because they don’t know what this woman is hiding up her sleeve, the actress smiles.
- The sense of fear, suspicion, and mistrust is shown as pervasive, and it’s suggested that the only exceptional thing about Dreyman’s being under surveillance is how long it took.
- I'm placing Astonishing here, as story elements from that book inform what Bru & Carey are doing in the main titles mistrust of Xavier, Scott & Emma's relationship status, Kitty & Piotr being back.
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