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
Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 May 2025
Additionally, the market must focus on educating patients and clinicians on the clinical benefits of using AI and machine learning to reduce distrust and allow for further adoption of technologies that will eventually be a part of a cohesive ecosystem.
—Sabeen Shaikh, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Despite promises that help is on the way, Juan distrusts the military and decides to follow the soldiers.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 1 May 2025
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Noun
There are a multitude of factors prompting this rise in distrust.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 May 2025
Additionally, the market must focus on educating patients and clinicians on the clinical benefits of using AI and machine learning to reduce distrust and allow for further adoption of technologies that will eventually be a part of a cohesive ecosystem.
—Sabeen Shaikh, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Verb
Even the establishment distrusted the establishment.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Despite promises that help is on the way, Juan distrusts the military and decides to follow the soldiers.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distrust
Noun
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While some states, including Mississippi, have backed calls to divest public pensions from China, the southern state’s most recent asset disclosures cast some doubt over its commitment to doing so.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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There is little doubt about where Fils will want to play.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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However, optimism has since given way to skepticism, as a series of policy missteps and economic headwinds have made Bessent’s goal seem increasingly unattainable.—
Dan Irvine,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Polis’s office had signaled skepticism to the bill throughout the session.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
30 May 2025
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Instead, this suspicion about the trailer tells a more interesting and deeper story about the relationship between marketing and proof in media.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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At a time when Cold War tensions heightened curiosity and suspicion about all things Soviet, American consumers flocked to the new vodka as an edgy, exotic choice—drinking vodka became simultaneously an act of defiance and fascination.—
Time,
Time,
4 June 2025
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Due to the competitive landscape and consumer uncertainty, Vivid suspended its habit of providing forward earnings guidance to analysts with that call, adding to the bearish sentiment for Vivid that has yet to let up.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
2 June 2025
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Setting these expectations significantly reduces candidate uncertainty.—
Sherry Martin,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Ensure all leaders undergo AI training and can communicate the same message to prevent confusion and mistrust.—
Andrew Mawson,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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On the right, this manifested itself as various forms of xenophobia and a wholesale mistrust of institutional figures; on the left, as much of what came to be called cancel culture and its censorious milieu.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
28 May 2025
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“Distrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distrust. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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