as in doubt
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something
had an unfortunate mistrust of doctors, so her medical condition was allowed to worsen
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as in to doubt
to have no trust or confidence in
a recluse who mistrusts her neighbors and stays in her house all day
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Recent Examples of mistrust
Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
The pardons were a remarkable coda to Mr. Biden’s half-century political career, underscoring the mistrust and anger that the president feels about Mr. Trump, the man who preceded and will succeed him in office.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Ali Riaz, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2022
He is surrounded by people who mistrust him, hate him, wish harm on him.
—Erik Pedersen, Orange County Register, 13 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Campaigns that are too extravagant can cause mistrust in products, whereas quantitative data and authentic storytelling do the opposite.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
The pardons were a remarkable coda to Mr. Biden’s half-century political career, underscoring the mistrust and anger that the president feels about Mr. Trump, the man who preceded and will succeed him in office.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
The move was to secure the dominance of the ruling Awami League, whose leaders deeply mistrusted the BNP.
—Ali Riaz, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2022
He is surrounded by people who mistrust him, hate him, wish harm on him.
—Erik Pedersen, Orange County Register, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistrust
Noun
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There’s little doubt that Ohtani will be back in the 2026 WBC with the Japanese team that is ranked first in the world.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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There's little doubt that AI will play an increasingly more prominent role in employee engagement, well-being and development.—
Kevin Korte,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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At the same time, skepticism remains, with industry leaders such as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang cautioning that meaningful commercial quantum applications could still be decades away.—
Dr. Ekta Dang,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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None of this is required when a company initially sets out to obtain an H-1B visa for a foreign worker, and there has long been skepticism around whether employers really put the effort into this process that they are required.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Most were detainees returned to Gaza, where they had been rounded up after the Oct. 7 attack and held without charge on security suspicions.—
MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH, WAFAA SHURAFA, NATALIE MELZER AND TIA GOLDENBERG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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On the dark side, Mercury in Scorpio often leads to suspicion or paranoia.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Over the past eight years, social media platforms have been skillfully manipulated to provoke anger, rage, fear, and distrust, setting individuals and groups against one another.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Like Nila—a budding photographer who paints a quote from Goethe above her desk—these kids are sensitive and artsy, with a proud distrust of mainstream German society.—
Anahid Nersessian,
The New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2025
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Hamas accused Israel of violating the truce with the delay, casting some uncertainty over the precarious ceasefire deal, and said talks on a second phase would not be possible until they are freed.—
Eugenia Yosef,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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This comes at a time of extreme uncertainty for the agency.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Mistrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistrust. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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