mistrust
noun
lack of trust or confidence; distrust.
was mistrusting
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past progressiveof mistrust.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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As a result, Ada was mistrusting and suspicious.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2023
It was mistrusting Providence; but human nature is weak.
From Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar by R. T. Landells
“No, Joseph; but I was mistrusting as they had made themselves up into images of something in t’ other place.”
From Cruel As The Grave by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
