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distrust

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verb

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
Noun
Many left their homes in search of better opportunities due to systemic dysfunction and still carry a sense of distrust. Oludolapo Makinde, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025 A lot of that goes back to the state's inherent distrust of government as an institution and antipathy toward politicians as a breed. John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Verb
Americans who have come to distrust the mainstream media may even believe the reports and become further skeptical that the stories aren't being covered on the nightly news or via cable news outlets. Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025 Third, there are many good reasons to distrust the motives of people and organizations, especially corporations, that benefit from selling their wares to the American public. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Twin Cities, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for distrust
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distrust
Noun
  • There is little doubt that this is a rapidly developing field and that there are tremendous upsides to be had, but at the same time, regrettably, hidden risks and outright gotchas come into these endeavors too.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • In 1667, further doubts arose as to whether those aforementioned children should be made free by baptism into Christianity.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Across Washington, there's a lot of skepticism that Trump's approach, using tough police tactics to solve complex social problems, will work.
    Brian Mann, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
  • And the prevailing anxiety around this arrangement among professional investors might be working to maintain a helpful reservoir of skepticism the tape can perhaps keep feeding from.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • When Rudi’s family arrives at their country house, signs of an intruder spark suspicion.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Because of that though the suspicion of inauthenticity becomes part of the draw, like a world reoriented to the ontology of professional wrestling.
    Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Tools are specifically tailored to the experiences of a performer such as getting in and out of character, managing stage fright, and coping with rejection and job uncertainty.
    Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • That, combined with the effects of tariffs and climate change, mean that there are high levels of uncertainty regarding the future of the cattle industry.
    Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • These are the kind of baseless, harmful claims that can create mistrust towards victims.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Some of the mistrust plaguing mainstream media is self-inflicted, to be sure.
    Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025

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“Distrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distrust. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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