as in doubt
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something
the psychic's bold claims were greeted with distrust and outright scorn
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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
David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
The 10-episode season (the final episode wasn’t made available), again tackles relevant topics — deep fakes, AI, mergers and a distrust in the media.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Violence is rarely reported to authorities, who are distrusted by local communities.
—Bram Ebus, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Yet for all of his stoned foolishness, Bob has clearly imparted a real distrust of authority to his kid.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
The 10-episode season (the final episode wasn’t made available), again tackles relevant topics — deep fakes, AI, mergers and a distrust in the media.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
Continue reading … DATING DIVIDE – Young men shifting to political right is causing women to distrust dating apps, writer says.
—FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Violence is rarely reported to authorities, who are distrusted by local communities.
—Bram Ebus, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distrust
Noun
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The Star card is asking you to let go of doubts and instead focus on what aligns most with your goals.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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With dark brown fur and adorable, squeezable paws, there's no doubt your little one will adore this stuffy.—
De Elizabeth,
Parents,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Among customers and in financial markets, skepticism is rising as some question whether the massive investment in AI will ever be justified by revenues.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement But Blair’s potential role in Gaza has also drawn deep concern among critics, and raised skepticism over how well the proposal will go over with Hamas.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While Hern was not accused of causing his wife's death, court records show that authorities had suspicions to the contrary.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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More than any other change, this one act cemented Twitter’s new identity as a right-wing media platform that acted as an extension of Musk’s own political beliefs, paranoid suspicions, midnight musings and personal interests.—
Jacob Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That uncertainty comes at a time when many Americans’ budgets may already be stressed from years of elevated inflation, a slowing economy and possibly more tariffs.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The longer the shutdown lasts, the more indicators may be delayed, and the more uncertainty takes over.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Washington and Delhi still share a deep mistrust of China’s power and Xi’s intent to use it.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
27 Sep. 2025
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The source explains that Meghan still has a level of mistrust towards the firm.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Distrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distrust. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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