mistrust
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Origin of mistrust
Related Words for mistrust
wariness, apprehension, foreboding, uncertainty, misgiving, distrust, doubt, suspicion, skepticism, fear, chariness, incertitude, dubiety, concern, scruple, presentiment, wonder, apprehend, challenge, questionExamples from the Web for mistrust
Contemporary Examples of mistrust
As the Ebola epidemic began sweeping through the region, fear and mistrust of the health workers in West Point escalated.
Those who neglect or mistrust him may be punished--indeed may deserve to be.
A particularly worrisome indicator of this mistrust has been the booming alternative medicine industry.
Those who need the health care system the most often mistrust it, and rightfully so.
Many of the girls from New Kru Town say they mistrust the police and for the most part want to avoid them.
Historical Examples of mistrust
Do not mistrust me because of these tears; I cannot help them.
Life And Adventures Of Martin ChuzzlewitCharles Dickens
Mistrust and something in the nature of reproach were expressed in her glance.
A Hero of Our TimeM. Y. Lermontov
He had also a trick to mingle his commodity, that that which was bad might go off with the least mistrust.
BunyanJames Anthony Froude
My first impression was that of disgust for all human beings and mistrust of everything.
The Sexual QuestionAugust Forel
But it afforded the last drop to the cup of Philip's mistrust.
The Historical Nights' EntertainmentRafael Sabatini