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单词 mistrust
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Definition of mistrust in English:

mistrust

verb mɪsˈtrʌstmɪsˈtrəst
[with object]
  • Be suspicious of; have no confidence in.

    she had no cause to mistrust him
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This, however, is another reason for mistrusting the application.
    • But he mistrusted Marxist economics (Marxist materialism as it's called) which he saw as a mechanistic and limiting view of the human story.
    • I have more pragmatic reasons for mistrusting them too.
    • But by the same token, there is no question of mistrusting his judgement when it comes to success, and there is page after page of considered evidence for that.
    • They mistrusted theatrical actors as being artificial, so those actors got bypassed and the directors were bringing people off the streets, which did produce a naturalistic kind of actor.
    • If your opponent hates or mistrusts you from the start, let him.
    • One wisely mistrusts the obvious answers here.
    • Keep the virtues - mistrusting government, exploding myths, analyzing media - but apply them impartially.
    • After mistrusting everything I had been taught because I grew up and realised I was surrounded by uneducated dimwits, I had started to mistrust a lot of what society deems appropriate and inappropriate.
    • Suddenly the media went from mistrusting him to calling him crazy.
    • For years this community has been mistrusted by wider society.
    • Maybe there's a reason a person on that block mistrusts the cops.
    • One side mistrusts the state courts and thinks the federal courts are needed to ensure that there isn't a systematic underenforcement of federal constitutional rights.
    • You do not say why this chap mistrusts you, but if there is no reason you can think of, then you need a new best friend, and he needs a shrink.
    • A man who loves the company of children and mistrusts the state has found the right job.
    • From her point of view, it was better not to mention the mistake because it was only a small mistake and admitting it would only result in her boss mistrusting her ability.
    • He innately fears and mistrusts others, and therefore believes in maintaining barriers between himself and others just on general principle.
    • Is it because they see it as a form of social welfare and this is a government that mistrusts social welfare?
    • Public debate, independent of any involvement by the regulator, is mistrusted - if it is recognised at all.
    • The world mistrusts us and reviles our president for this.
    Synonyms
    be suspicious of, be mistrustful of, be distrustful of, be sceptical of, be wary of, be chary of, harbour suspicions about, be uneasy about, distrust, have doubts about, have misgivings about, have reservations about, have qualms about, suspect, wonder about
    informal be leery of
    question, challenge, doubt, disbelieve, have no confidence/faith in, query
noun mɪsˈtrʌstmɪsˈtrəst
mass noun
  • Lack of trust; suspicion.

    the public mistrust of government
    Example sentencesExamples
    • And perhaps most importantly, it can only increase yet again public cynicism and mistrust of government and politics.
    • The number-one change they identified was a growing mistrust among patients and their families of caregivers.
    • But separatism only widened the gulf and deepened the mistrust, which was a hurdle in maintaining peace and harmony.
    • Rising orders and slowing inflation can't repair growing mistrust among investors.
    • But it is possible to respond creatively to public mistrust.
    • He embarks on his course of inquiry with an anarchist's instinctive mistrust of power.
    • It also helps to create a poisonous atmosphere of suspicion and mistrust.
    • The result was skepticism and a deep-seated mistrust toward politics which was to continue after immigration to the United States.
    • What many of these allegedly liberal protests reveal is a profound mistrust of the public.
    • Mutual mistrust could be reduced by a two way translation of knowledge.
    • Overcoming the institutional mistrust of outsiders held by both prison staff and prisoners themselves presented something of a challenge.
    • The relationship is new and raw, and mistrust on both sides runs deep.
    • Adolescents' mistrust of adult authority frequently complicates the detection of substance abuse.
    • An unreasonable fear of flying and a general mistrust of machines make some people hesitate to take a flight.
    • All this mysticism promoted a general mistrust of alchemists.
    • I didn't bank on its ability to breed mistrust.
    • As public mistrust has grown so has the savings gap, and it shows little sign of closing.
    • Conflict is often necessary and useful to an organization, although destructive conflict can breed mistrust and stagnation.
    • One police source said it was because they harboured deep mistrust of authority, but mostly because of fear.
    • Never has there been such mistrust of politicians; such contempt, cynicism, ridicule.
    Synonyms
    suspicion, distrust, doubt, misgivings, wariness, circumspection
    questioning
    lack of confidence/faith in, doubt about, disbelief in

Rhymes

adjust, august, bust, combust, crust, dust, encrust, entrust, gust, just, lust, must, robust, rust, thrust, trust, undiscussed
 
 

Definition of mistrust in US English:

mistrust

verbmɪsˈtrəstmisˈtrəst
[with object]
  • Be suspicious of; have no confidence in.

    she had no cause to mistrust him
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But by the same token, there is no question of mistrusting his judgement when it comes to success, and there is page after page of considered evidence for that.
    • This, however, is another reason for mistrusting the application.
    • From her point of view, it was better not to mention the mistake because it was only a small mistake and admitting it would only result in her boss mistrusting her ability.
    • A man who loves the company of children and mistrusts the state has found the right job.
    • He innately fears and mistrusts others, and therefore believes in maintaining barriers between himself and others just on general principle.
    • One wisely mistrusts the obvious answers here.
    • You do not say why this chap mistrusts you, but if there is no reason you can think of, then you need a new best friend, and he needs a shrink.
    • For years this community has been mistrusted by wider society.
    • The world mistrusts us and reviles our president for this.
    • If your opponent hates or mistrusts you from the start, let him.
    • Maybe there's a reason a person on that block mistrusts the cops.
    • Keep the virtues - mistrusting government, exploding myths, analyzing media - but apply them impartially.
    • After mistrusting everything I had been taught because I grew up and realised I was surrounded by uneducated dimwits, I had started to mistrust a lot of what society deems appropriate and inappropriate.
    • They mistrusted theatrical actors as being artificial, so those actors got bypassed and the directors were bringing people off the streets, which did produce a naturalistic kind of actor.
    • Suddenly the media went from mistrusting him to calling him crazy.
    • Public debate, independent of any involvement by the regulator, is mistrusted - if it is recognised at all.
    • I have more pragmatic reasons for mistrusting them too.
    • But he mistrusted Marxist economics (Marxist materialism as it's called) which he saw as a mechanistic and limiting view of the human story.
    • One side mistrusts the state courts and thinks the federal courts are needed to ensure that there isn't a systematic underenforcement of federal constitutional rights.
    • Is it because they see it as a form of social welfare and this is a government that mistrusts social welfare?
    Synonyms
    be suspicious of, be mistrustful of, be distrustful of, be sceptical of, be wary of, be chary of, harbour suspicions about, be uneasy about, distrust, have doubts about, have misgivings about, have reservations about, have qualms about, suspect, wonder about
    question, challenge, doubt, disbelieve, have no confidence in, have no faith in, query
nounmɪsˈtrəstmisˈtrəst
  • Lack of trust; suspicion.

    the public mistrust of government
    Example sentencesExamples
    • An unreasonable fear of flying and a general mistrust of machines make some people hesitate to take a flight.
    • As public mistrust has grown so has the savings gap, and it shows little sign of closing.
    • But separatism only widened the gulf and deepened the mistrust, which was a hurdle in maintaining peace and harmony.
    • Rising orders and slowing inflation can't repair growing mistrust among investors.
    • Never has there been such mistrust of politicians; such contempt, cynicism, ridicule.
    • What many of these allegedly liberal protests reveal is a profound mistrust of the public.
    • The result was skepticism and a deep-seated mistrust toward politics which was to continue after immigration to the United States.
    • All this mysticism promoted a general mistrust of alchemists.
    • The number-one change they identified was a growing mistrust among patients and their families of caregivers.
    • Overcoming the institutional mistrust of outsiders held by both prison staff and prisoners themselves presented something of a challenge.
    • It also helps to create a poisonous atmosphere of suspicion and mistrust.
    • And perhaps most importantly, it can only increase yet again public cynicism and mistrust of government and politics.
    • I didn't bank on its ability to breed mistrust.
    • The relationship is new and raw, and mistrust on both sides runs deep.
    • One police source said it was because they harboured deep mistrust of authority, but mostly because of fear.
    • But it is possible to respond creatively to public mistrust.
    • Adolescents' mistrust of adult authority frequently complicates the detection of substance abuse.
    • Mutual mistrust could be reduced by a two way translation of knowledge.
    • He embarks on his course of inquiry with an anarchist's instinctive mistrust of power.
    • Conflict is often necessary and useful to an organization, although destructive conflict can breed mistrust and stagnation.
    Synonyms
    suspicion, distrust, doubt, misgivings, wariness, circumspection
    questioning
 
 
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