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
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Many are not ready to return Patrick Mignon, a sports sociologist and author, says that eruptions of violence around sporting events in Paris reflect the underlying mistrust that exists between the police and disaffected young people from the city’s disadvantaged suburbs.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
He was widely mistrusted because of a series of corruption scandals that plagued his government and family (his wife, Sara, was accused of vicious behavior toward employees and interference in politics).
—Brent E. Sasley, Foreign Affairs, 3 Mar. 2015
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Noun
That, in Farid’s view, has a lot to do with contemporary American politics and a climate of strategic mistrust created by those in power.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Many are not ready to return Patrick Mignon, a sports sociologist and author, says that eruptions of violence around sporting events in Paris reflect the underlying mistrust that exists between the police and disaffected young people from the city’s disadvantaged suburbs.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Verb
As much as many Indians mistrust China’s intentions, for instance, many Indian political and business elites evince increasingly open admiration for the Chinese system and its undeniable material achievements.
—Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
He was widely mistrusted because of a series of corruption scandals that plagued his government and family (his wife, Sara, was accused of vicious behavior toward employees and interference in politics).
—Brent E. Sasley, Foreign Affairs, 3 Mar. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistrust
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There is no doubt that Bayern is going to make another offer for the Liverpool forward.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The primary reason Solomon cited for his doubts is that the meteorites formed much earlier than the best estimates for the ages of rocks now on Mercury’s surface.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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Still, Zandi voiced skepticism about the staying power of the tax payments.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
19 July 2025
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While skepticism surrounding the nature of Epstein’s death largely transcended ideological lines, Democrats were more willing to dismiss such claims as conspiratorial than their Republican colleagues.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
18 July 2025
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Their suspicions persist despite the Department of Justice releasing a memo July 7 that tried to close the book on the Epstein saga.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Brad confirms Sophie’s suspicions, at which point Sophie confronts Margo.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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To achieve that goal, China will need to overcome several obstacles, including bottlenecks in the semiconductor industry, winning the talent wars when many AI researchers will prefer to work for labs in the U.S. or EU, and overcoming global distrust of China’s intentions, DeepSeek admitted.—
Drew Bernstein,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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Many of the former at one time leveraged the distrust many Americans feel toward our government to gain attention and increase their standing in MAGA’s hierarchy by hyping the Epstein conspiracy.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
17 July 2025
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Some of our most important protections have been implemented while acknowledging scientific uncertainty.—
David Michaels,
The Atlantic,
20 July 2025
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The QAnon movement continues to evolve, even as its central figure hedges and hesitates, showing how potent myths can be in times of uncertainty.—
Art Jipson,
The Conversation,
19 July 2025
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“Mistrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistrust. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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