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unfaith

noun

Definition of unfaithnext
as in denial

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  1. denial
  2. uncertainty
  3. repudiation
  4. doubt
  5. skepticism
  6. rejection
  7. distrust
  8. mistrust
Noun
  • Hamilton's denial follows a report Tuesday in Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera which said Hamilton had asked for changes to Ferrari's trackside staff and that his relationship with team principal Fred Vasseur was strained.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • About a third of mortgage denials for primary home purchases with conventional loans in 2025 were due to a lack of credit history, according to Zillow’s analysis of 2025 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data.
    — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of denial
Noun
  • Let someone encounter the version that still contains a little uncertainty.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Economic uncertainty and other factors have kept borrowing costs elevated for much of the year, according to real estate experts.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of uncertainty
Noun
  • That struggle seemed like a repudiation of everything Ralph had taught his son.
    — Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
  • If the human vanishes at the moment of execution, then fraud, repudiation, and abuse all become easier to scale.
    — Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of repudiation
Noun
  • The revelation that the holdout may have had reasonable doubt fueled sharply conflicting reactions.
    — Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The defense acknowledged the affair but argued the state had built its case on a theory of motive and would be unable to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of doubt
Noun
  • Lawmakers in both parties agree more guardrails are needed, but even narrow attempts at regulation have fallen apart and a certain skepticism has set in.
    — STEVEN SLOAN, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Some analysts voiced skepticism about the risk of a societal-scale attack carried out by AI, however, noting that such warnings typically come in the form of vague hypotheticals.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of skepticism
Noun
  • With breathtaking speed, a little over a month after the Good Earth casting rejection, Wong left Hollywood to fulfill her lifelong dream of visiting China.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Maybe, then, the work isn’t so much a project, but a lifelong mission, an analogue rejection of video being the medium of instant gratification.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of rejection
Noun
  • In an indication of the distrust of the administration’s reassurances, civil rights groups and the city of Denver last week filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to formally bar ICE from polling places.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The cultural and political landscape of Europe and America today—characterized by polarization, populism, and a pervasive distrust of institutions—can be understood, at least in part, as the legacy of the response to the 9/11 attacks by Al-Qaeda.
    — Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of distrust
Noun
  • New York’s mayor comes under scrutiny Amid the post-9/11 calls to service and appeals for national unity, the attacks also fanned mistrust, prejudice and hate crimes directed at Muslims.
    — Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Notable Much of the community-level pushback to data centers stems not only from energy concerns, but from mistrust of large corporations and a fear that small towns will get a bad deal, journalist Jasmine Sun wrote last month.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of mistrust
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“Unfaith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfaith. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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