mistrust
Lack of trust or confidenceLack of trust or confidence; distrust, untrust.
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» This has bred more fear and mistrust.
Das hat weitere Angst und Misstrauen hervorgebracht. — Yorwba
Это породило ещё больше страха и недоверия. — Lenin_1917
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Examples
12 sentencesThis has bred more fear and mistrust.
ruЭто породило ещё больше страха и недоверия. — Lenin_1917
deDas hat weitere Angst und Misstrauen hervorgebracht. — Yorwba
I can see the mistrust in your eyes.
The old woman looked at me with surliness and mistrust.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Lack of trust or confidence; distrust, untrust.
Misstrauen
недове́риеnedovérije
- doubt about someone's honesty
- the trait of not trusting others
Origin
From Middle English mistrust; equivalent to mis- + trust.From Middle English mistrust; equivalent to mis- + trust.
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Forms
plural: mistrusts| Singular | mistrust |
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uncountable
Synonyms
6 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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