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mistrust1 nounmistrust2 verb mistrustmis‧trust1 /mɪsˈtrʌst/ noun [uncountable] - A climate of mistrust arises that, once in place, makes it more likely that the issues become undiscussable.
- Concern that others will discover the secrets in the dark rooms of our mind fills us with trepidation and mistrust.
- It is perhaps inevitable that professionals view advocates with a touch of apprehension and mistrust.
- Many businesspeople feel a subtle but ever-present mistrust of their readers.
- National won because so many anti-neoliberal New Zealanders voted Alliance out of an abiding mistrust of Labour.
- Their mistrust makes the prospects of overcoming the impasse all the more difficult.
- This is likely to enhance further any mistrust that exists between the two groups.
- Under the weight of Ranieri and his traders, investor mistrust eroded.
not trust► not trust · I don't know what to do. I mean if I can't trust my best friend, who can I trust?· Don't trust him. He's lying.not trust somebody with something · I wouldn't trust him with my money.· It can be difficult to trust anyone with some of your innermost secrets.not trust somebody an inch British (=not trust someone at all) · I thing you're mad giving him such an important job. I wouldn't trust him an inch.not trust somebody as far as you can throw them (=not trust someone at all) · As for his "advisors", he said he wouldn't trust them as far as he could throw them. ► can't rely on also can't trust somebody/something to be unable to trust someone to do what they say they will do, or to be unable to trust a machine, system etc to work well: · You can't rely on the buses. I've stood here for twenty minutes waiting for one to come.can't rely on to do something: · We need clearer regulations, but you can't trust the government to simplify anything. ► unreliable if someone is unreliable , you cannot be sure that they will do what they say they will do; if a machine, car etc is unreliable , it often stops working and you cannot be sure it will work well: · We could ask our neighbours to feed the cat, but they're a little unreliable.· Telephone service in most of the country is unreliable. ► be suspicious of to have a feeling that you should not trust someone or something, although you are not sure why: · I'm always suspicious of people who offer me money.deeply suspicious (=very suspicious): · She had no proof at all, but nonetheless was deeply suspicious of her former friend's motives. ► distrust/mistrust to not trust someone: · "Was she seeing a doctor?" "No, to my knowledge she mistrusted doctors."· He distrusted people who were too friendly too quickly. the feeling that you cannot trust someone, especially because you think they may treat you unfairly or dishonestly SYN suspicion, distrustmistrust of He had a deep mistrust of the legal profession.mistrust1 nounmistrust2 verb mistrustmistrust2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEmistrust |
Present | I, you, we, they | mistrust | | he, she, it | mistrusts | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | mistrusted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have mistrusted | | he, she, it | has mistrusted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had mistrusted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will mistrust | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have mistrusted |
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Present | I | am mistrusting | | he, she, it | is mistrusting | | you, we, they | are mistrusting | Past | I, he, she, it | was mistrusting | | you, we, they | were mistrusting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been mistrusting | | he, she, it | has been mistrusting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been mistrusting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be mistrusting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been mistrusting |
- The motel clerk mistrusted Beattie because he didn't have any ID.
- He didn't mistrust her exactly, there was just something he couldn't get to the bottom of.
- Historians are surely right to mistrust over-enthusiastic explorers like Oswald Spengler or Arnold Toynbee.
- I mistrust a twister like Herbert Samuel.
- Most worrying for his supporters is that Morales remains an underdog in a state that mistrusts them.
- Unfortunately, we are taught to mistrust our impulses.
adjectivetrustingtrustworthy ≠ untrustworthytrustydistrustfulmistrustfulnountrust ≠ distrust ≠ mistrusttrusteetrusteeshiptrustworthinessverbtrust ≠ distrust ≠ mistrust to not trust someone, especially because you think they may treat you unfairly or dishonestly SYN distrust: As a very small child she had learned to mistrust adults.—mistrustful adjective: Some people are very mistrustful of computerised banking. |