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Synonyms & Antonyms for mistrust
Synonyms: Noun
distrust, distrustfulness, doubt, dubiety, dubitation [archaic], incertitude, misdoubt, misgiving, mistrustfulness, query, reservation, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainty
Synonyms: Verb
distrust, doubt, misdoubt, question, suspect
Antonyms: Noun
assurance, belief, certainty, certitude, confidence, conviction, sureness, surety, trust
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of mistrust in a Sentence
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She has a strong mistrust of politicians. had an unfortunate mistrust of doctors, so her medical condition was allowed to worsenVerb
I was starting to mistrust my own judgment. a recluse who mistrusts her neighbors and stays in her house all day
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Jenner’s invention has saved countless lives, but the bloody-mindedness of him and his followers ended up creating a culture of mistrust that lingers to this day. — The Economist, "The original anti-vaxxers," 30 Aug. 2019 But mistrust in vaccines, militia attacks on health workers and limited health care resources are among the many obstacles health officials need to surmount to fight the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak on record. — Bethlehem Feleke And Stephanie Busari, CNN, "Nine-year-old girl tests positive for Ebola in Uganda," 30 Aug. 2019 Sanders plan comes at a time when violence and mistrust against the media is on the rise. — Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY, "Bernie Sanders announces plan to deal with 'crisis' in American journalism, as he calls out 'Trump’s authoritarian bullying of the media'," 22 Aug. 2019 Sometimes Lewis argues that this mistrust is justified, as in the case of a woman in the second episode who was deceived by the company who handled her student loans. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, "The 10 Best New Podcasts of the Year So Far," 21 June 2019 The outbreak is the world’s first in an active conflict zone, and their efforts to stop it have been hindered by violent attacks on Ebola treatment facilities and health-care workers, as well as community mistrust. — Nicholas Bariyo, WSJ, "WHO Declines to Declare Ebola a Global Emergency in Congo," 14 June 2019 Amid widespread mistrust in politicians, a feeling that had been growing for years, voters opted to leave the EU against the advice of the government, most economists and major business groups. — Jill Lawless, The Seattle Times, "Shame, sadness in UK as Brexit reveals Parliament’s flaws," 14 Apr. 2019 Respondents to our survey of 273 staff at American nursing homes and assisted living facilities said that surveillance could create a culture of mistrust. — The Conversation, oregonlive.com, "Is keeping a web cam on relative in elder care a protection or an invasion of privacy?," 27 July 2019 Community mistrust towards the outbreak response team has been cited as one of the challenges. — Benjamin Kagina, Quartz Africa, "DR Congo’s Ebola crisis has led to children dying from measles," 12 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
People mistrust giving their information to the federal government even though your Census information is secured and protected by law. — al, "Alabama is poised to lose 1 congressional seat. Could it lose 2?," 1 Sep. 2019 Espionage and intelligence are so conducive to mistrust that the people who make the best use of them tend to be the most equable and disinclined to suspicion. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, "Are Spies More Trouble Than They’re Worth?," 26 Aug. 2019 The European Union is too disunited, China too widely mistrusted. — Los Angeles Times, "Column: The global economy is slipping toward recession — and Trump is making it worse," 25 Aug. 2019 The weakest link in that triangle is between Seoul and Tokyo, who deeply mistrust one another due to the legacy of Japan's colonization of Korea. — Joshua Berlinger, CNN, "North Korea and China are huge winners in the worsening Japan-South Korea spat," 23 Aug. 2019 Even people who typically mistrust the violent deputies of state power fantasize that the state might, for once, deploy them for the purpose of righting a catastrophic wrong. — Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic, "Don’t Give the Government More Power to Fight White Terrorism," 7 Aug. 2019 No extravagant show pieces, like the Winter Olympics in Sochi or the World Cup today, can camouflage a Russia that would rather mistrust its people than invest in them. — Joshua Rubenstein, WSJ, "‘The Code of Putinism’ Review: Summing Up a Summit Partner," 15 July 2018 The public also mistrusts the local police watchdog body, seen as lacking teeth and independence—but Lam has remained steadfast in rejecting calls for an independent inquiry. — Ilaria Maria Sala, Quartz, "Hong Kong’s last major riots reshaped the city into the one we know today," 9 July 2019 Celeste didn’t take kindly to this suggestion, absolutely refusing the possibility of any joint custody — and mistrusting her lawyer’s instincts to keep quiet in the meanwhile. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, "Big Little Lies Denis O'Hare teases Mary Louise-Celeste showdown: 'It'll get much worse'," 8 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mistrust.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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