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Meanings of distrust in anglès

portuguès
receio
català
recel
espanyol
desconfianza

Doubt about someone's honesty.

        recel
        portuguès
        desconfiam
        català
        recel
        espanyol
        desconfianza

        The trait of not trusting others.

            recel
            portuguès
            desconfiar
            català
            malfiar-se
            espanyol
            desconfiar

            Regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in.

                  malfiar-se

                  Loss or lack of belief or confidence.

                        Usage of distrust in anglès
                        1
                        Blair's approach worked wonders initially, but it soon led to public distrust.
                        The Guardian
                        2
                        For some, broker distrust is simply one more reason to steer clear.
                        Reuters
                        3
                        Corbyn is steeped in socialist distrust of institutions that uphold free markets.
                        The Guardian
                        4
                        Fear and distrust are part of the fabric of Northern Ireland politics.
                        The Irish Times
                        5
                        Discusses national polls concerning Nixon: most Americans distrust him but fear impeachment.
                        The new yorker
                        6
                        All these things create distrust and discontent in an organisation, she said.
                        The South African
                        7
                        He was really starting to distrust politicians who quickly agreed to something.
                        Beyond The Frontier: Dreadnaught
                        8
                        Tolerance gave way to antagonism; distrust to bitterness; grievance to open hostility.
                        The Rules of the Game
                        9
                        We agree with the former in his distrust of the old metaphysic.
                        The Complex Vision
                        10
                        I do not like this distrust; it makes me distrust the poet.
                        P.'s Correspondence (From "Mosses from an Old Manse")
                        11
                        The successes of the Thebans revived the jealousy and distrust of Athens.
                        A Smaller History of Greece: from the Earliest Times to the Roma...
                        12
                        There was nothing to hint of danger or the need of distrust.
                        The Blue Lagoon
                        13
                        Both ladies desired her to be explicit; Arabella, eagerly; Cornelia with distrust.
                        Sandra Belloni — Volume 2
                        14
                        Personal experience had taught me to distrust the authorities in Moonlight Bay.
                        Seize the night
                        15
                        She's beginning to distrust her ability to take the measure of people.
                        The sealed letter
                        16
                        The other source of distrust is the experience of the woman herself.
                        Woman and the New Race
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                        Translations for distrust
                        Distrust through the time
                        Distrust across language varieties
                        United Kingdom
                        Common
                        United States of America
                        Common
                        Ireland
                        Less common