as in doubt
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something
the psychic's bold claims were greeted with distrust and outright scorn
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as in to doubt
to have no trust or confidence in
we instinctively distrust those phone calls that tell us we have won a free vacation or car
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Recent Examples of distrust
Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
However, this technique has not often been used by scientists and science communicators for fear that the audience will not take the scientific information seriously, leading some to have a disinterest or a distrust in science.
—Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
With media becoming more fragmented and distrusted even as (or because) there’s more of it than ever, this felt like a good moment to catch up with Stevens.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
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Noun
How much of the current distrust in our public institutions was sown by those decisions?
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
However, this technique has not often been used by scientists and science communicators for fear that the audience will not take the scientific information seriously, leading some to have a disinterest or a distrust in science.
—Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
Ukraine has reason to distrust: The Budapest Memorandum of 1994 saw Kyiv surrender its nuclear weapons for security guarantees from the US, United Kingdom and Russia.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
With media becoming more fragmented and distrusted even as (or because) there’s more of it than ever, this felt like a good moment to catch up with Stevens.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distrust
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On Sunday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met with the families of two girls who had died from measles in West Texas—and raised doubts about the safety of vaccines.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Some of the Supreme Court’s conservatives have cast doubts about the precedent in recent years.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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Over 10 days, formerly successful romance novelist Frances must cast aside her skepticism and immerse herself in the intriguing guests and hosts at Tranquillum House.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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Musk has said Tesla will launch a driverless ride-hailing business in Austin, Texas in June, but some analysts are voicing skepticism about the company’s ability to meet that deadline.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2025
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And there’s no way the Hatches, with their matriarch’s suspicion of television generally, would have gotten a color TV.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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The report concluded that the university administration had repeatedly failed to address the concerns of pro-Palestinian demonstrators and, instead, treated them with suspicion.—
Sharon Otterman,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Even before the tariffs announcement on Wednesday, the stock market and consumer confidence have dipped over the uncertainty.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Apr. 2025
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As of Thursday at 3 pm Eastern, RH stock had fallen nearly 40%, rattled by the uncertainty of Trump’s tariffs and last year’s poor performance.—
Julie Goldenberg,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Humility in science translation looks more like initial engagement, listening, lessening mistrust, and developing solutions together.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Information experts and civil rights groups fear that a historical vacuum could jeopardize accountability and breed mistrust, especially in an already hostile political environment for researchers who are trying to fight disinformation.—
Tiffany Hsu,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Distrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distrust. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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