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mistrusted

  • past participle
    of mistrust.
    mistrust
    noun
    lack of trust or confidence; distrust.
  • past tense form
    of mistrust.
    mistrust
    noun
    lack of trust or confidence; distrust.

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History is a useful reminder that a royal scandal is a convenient tool for an unpopular and beleaguered political class, a mistrusted army of newspaper hacks, and a disgruntled public, desperate for a plausible villain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

This new wave of Chinese migrants – many of them still awaiting asylum – now feel themselves caught in a pincer: mistrusted by Americans, unwanted by Beijing, and sometimes suspended in legal limbo.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2025

USC insisted that complaints be first processed under the university’s internal Title IX office — which many students said they mistrusted due to delays and other deficiencies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2023

Involving the Shin Bet, which is deeply mistrusted by Palestinian citizens, is another sign of the tone deafness, critics say.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 18, 2023

Frank had no telephone, and in any case, he had deeply mistrusted the police ever since they had taken him in for questioning about the Riddles’ deaths.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling