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distrust
noun as in lack of faith in something
verb as in be suspicious, skeptical of
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Parents of Lecka's victims told of their feelings of heartbreak, guilt and distrust in victim impact statements at Kingston Crown Court.
These are young people shaped by crisis - financial collapse, pandemic, climate anxiety - who distrust institutions.
They also shared a distrust of authority and collaborated to curb law enforcement’s ability to seize individuals’ assets without a trial.
"Coupled with the fact there are outstanding issues around staff travel arrangements, an atmosphere of distrust has been created, where our members feel like no-one is listening to them."
Such incidents have resurfaced the Indonesian public’s festering distrust of the police force, said Jacqui Baker, a scholar of Indonesian security and policing at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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