mistrust
Example Sentences
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Conversations with several POWs showed a similar pattern of mistrust.
“These are much older viewers who don’t change their habits so easily. There has been mistrust that has been fostered over many years.”
From Los Angeles Times
A second tragedy is now unfolding at the Food and Drug Administration, as Vinay Prasad tries to exploit this mistrust to undermine new drugs and vaccines.
Maddi says such AI posts create an element of mistrust because "there's such an importance of being true to yourself and showing your true personality" when being an influencer.
From BBC
“This has been a messy couple of weeks, and this just adds to the obfuscation and lack of clarity—mistrusting everything that comes out of all countries.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.