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distrust
[ dis-truhst ]
noun
- lack of trust; doubt; suspicion.
distrust
/ 诲瑟蝉藞迟谤蕦蝉迟 /
verb
- to regard as untrustworthy or dishonest
noun
- suspicion; doubt
Derived Forms
- 诲颈蝉藞迟谤耻蝉迟别谤, noun
- 诲颈蝉藞迟谤耻蝉迟蹿耻濒濒测, adverb
- 诲颈蝉藞迟谤耻蝉迟蹿耻濒苍别蝉蝉, noun
- 诲颈蝉藞迟谤耻蝉迟蹿耻濒, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 诲颈蝉路迟谤耻蝉迟顎侥谤 noun
- 辫谤别顎卍颈蝉路迟谤耻蝉迟顎 noun verb (used with object)
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
That鈥檚 an impressive ranking in this massively fragmented media environment, and in a time of high distrust in mainstream news.
All of this creates a vicious cycle which feeds even more pressure back into an overwhelmed system, while entrenching disadvantage and fuelling distrust.
The supreme leader's distrust stems from Trump's withdrawal from the nuclear deal, the "maximum pressure" campaign that followed, and the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani in a US strike in Iraq in 2020.
This revealed distrust in science, which appeared along with the rise of authoritarian politics around the world.
After more than a decade of Nazi ascendance, the party and the barons who would bail them out still distrusted one another.
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Distrust Vs. Mistrust
What鈥檚 the difference between distrust and mistrust?
As nouns, distrust and mistrust mean just about the same thing: doubt or suspicion鈥攁 lack of trust.
As verbs, they are also often used interchangeably to mean to regard someone with suspicion鈥攖o not trust them.
Some people think that there is a subtle difference in what each word implies. Distrust, they say, implies that there is a strong reason for the lack of trust鈥攖hat it鈥檚 based on something that a person has already done. Mistrust, on the other hand, is said to be based on suspicion, as opposed to having a basis in someone鈥檚 past actions.
This may be what some people intend to imply when they use each word, but, still, most people use the two of them in just about the same way. Distrust is the more commonly used of the two. The adjective distrustful is also more common than mistrustful.
Here are some examples of distrust and mistrust used correctly in a sentence. In both cases, the other word could be swapped in without changing the meaning.
Example: I have a deep mistrust of landlords.聽
Example: She has distrusted me ever since I lost her book鈥攁nd I think her distrust of me has grown since then.聽
Want to learn more? Read the full breakdown of the difference between distrust and mistrust.
Quiz yourself on distrust vs. mistrust!
True or False?聽
Distrust is only ever a verb, while mistrust is only ever a noun.
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