mistrusted

past tense of mistrust
as in doubted
to have no trust or confidence in a recluse who mistrusts her neighbors and stays in her house all day

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Recent Examples of mistrusted Historian Terry Bouton has argued compellingly that most of the framers, landholding elites, deeply mistrusted the mass of American countrymen, and saw democracy as a wild, unruly stallion that needed to be tamed. Matthew Redmond august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
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  • Though four decades have passed since the group’s start, Brown never doubted their staying power.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
  • At the time, critics doubted an American version would work.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • Speaking on condition of anonymity, the worker described the mounting panic as agents surrounded the building and gathered up to 70 workers – many from Guatemala and Nicaragua – into the lunchroom, where the entire workforce was questioned.
    Hanna Park, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The establishment is also not too far from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement checkpoint, where officers questioned drivers about their legal status.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Mistrusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistrusted. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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