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Meanings of mistrust in English

Portuguese
receio
Catalan
recel
Spanish
desconfianza

Doubt about someone's honesty.

        receio
        Portuguese
        desconfiam
        Catalan
        recel
        Spanish
        desconfianza

        The trait of not trusting others.

            desconfiam
            Portuguese
            desconfiar
            Catalan
            malfiar-se
            Spanish
            desconfiar

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

                  desconfiar
                  Usage of mistrust in English
                  1
                  Fear, mistrust linger in Ferguson despite reform efforts by police FERGUSON, Mo.
                  Reuters
                  2
                  Analysts say mistrust between India and Pakistan has fuelled conflict in Afghanistan.
                  Reuters
                  3
                  The weak generally mistrust the justice and the reason of the strong.
                  Democracy in America — Volume 1
                  4
                  They hope to draw a line under a period of bitter mistrust.
                  The Irish Times
                  5
                  And North Korea is exploiting the current high levels of Sino-American mistrust.
                  Reuters
                  6
                  And cultural misunderstandings can create mistrust that jeopardizes the peacekeepers' life-saving mission.
                  The South African
                  7
                  Then there are the patients, who mistrust domestic products -with reason.
                  Reuters
                  8
                  Candidates deemed compromise choices at Westminster have also inspired mistrust in Brussels.
                  The Guardian
                  9
                  From an interview with The Word magazine: I entirely mistrust the internet.
                  The Irish Times
                  10
                  I'm told that in times past such mistrust brought kingdoms to ruin.
                  Knight of the Demon Queen
                  11
                  The use of the anti-terror law against some Mapuche has deepened mistrust.
                  Reuters
                  12
                  Analysts say there has been a historic mistrust between the two countries.
                  Reuters
                  13
                  At its best, it denotes an alarmin' mistrust of one's own race.
                  Go Set a Watchman
                  14
                  The thought of sympathizing friends excited in him a fury of mistrust.
                  Tales of Unrest
                  15
                  One seems to breathe dark suspicion and mistrust in the very air.
                  Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II / From Teheran To Yoko...
                  16
                  These sudden changes are not only creating mistrust in the economic fields.
                  The Guardian
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