mistrust
noun/ˌmɪsˈtrʌst/
/ˌmɪsˈtrʌst/
[uncountable, singular]- a feeling that you cannot trust somebody/something synonym suspicion
- The attacks have created a climate of mistrust and fear in the country.
- She has a deep mistrust of strangers.
- There is considerable suspicion and mistrust between the two sides.
Extra Examples- Corruption creates a climate of mistrust towards authority.
- His experience left him with a mistrust of banks.
- The incident has increased workers' mistrust in the management.
- There is suspicion and mistrust between the community and the police.
- a climate/an atmosphere of fear/suspicion and mistrust
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- profound
- growing
- …
- create
- foster
- fuel
- …
- mistrust between
- mistrust in
- mistrust of
- …
- an atmosphere of mistrust
- a climate of mistrust
- a sense of mistrust
- …
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