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distrust::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | distrustfulness, mistrust |
| Type of | trait |
| Has types | suspiciousness, suspicion |
distrust::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mistrust, suspect |
| Type of | discredit, disbelieve |
| Has types | doubt |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | misgiving, mistrust, suspicion |
| Type of | uncertainty, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, doubt |
Examples of distrust
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Beijing and Moscow regard each other with equal measures of warmth and distrust.
From the time.com
They may distrust the merits of economic impact studies, as Dennis Coates shows.
From the forbes.com
My distrust, my assumptions about them were caught on tape for the world to see.
From the us.cnn.com
It will take time for Turkey and Armenia to overcome decades of mutual distrust.
From the time.com
For now, I warn you the Bene Gesserit work under a system of organized distrust.
From the economist.com
Rather, it refers to conservatives distrust of Latinos, Arabs, and south Asians.
From the economist.com
I tend to distrust either reductionist or overly simplistic theories completely.
From the guardian.co.uk
Many distrust their employers and are more disengaged from their jobs than ever.
From the bloomberg.com
The book is an astonishing parable of trust and distrust in our shaky post-Sept.
From the npr.org
- Misgiving: doubt about someone's honesty
- Regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
- The trait of not trusting others
- (distrustful) having or showing distrust; "a man of distrustful nature"; "my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo; "vigilant and distrustful superintendence"- Thomas Jefferson
- Distrust is a formal way of not trusting any one party too much in a situation of grave risk or deep doubt. It is commonly expressed in civics as a division or balance of powers, or in politics as means of validating treaty terms. ...
- Lack of trust or confidence; To put no trust in; to have no confidence in
- Obsolete term for Block, still used by some.
- Become a dictator, make own decisions including hiring external consultants to recommend what to do or even replace us. ...
- V. To have no trust in; be suspicious of.
