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Meanings of mistrust in inglés

portugués
receio
catalán
recel
español
desconfianza

Doubt about someone's honesty.

desconfianza
portugués
desconfiam
catalán
recel
español
desconfianza

The trait of not trusting others.

desconfianza
Synonyms
Examples for "distrustfulness"
Examples for "distrustfulness"
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If she stopped now, Christine, in this sudden new freak of distrustfulness, would be sure to misunderstand.
The Desert and the Sown
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And then, gradually, it faded out and left a blank; the old expression of anxiety and distrustfulness returned.
King John of Jingalo: The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties
3
But that strange distrustfulness of which he had spoken, or the hesitation which the strongest and bravest men have at times, came between.
The Laurel Bush: An Old-Fashioned Love Story
4
Men were among us by hundreds whom the ceaseless distrustfulness of their governments had followed privately, by means of appointed agents, to our shores.
The Woman in White
5
Then he asked, in honest distrustfulness, "Do you think it right for one who is not a Christian to try to teach others?"
Opening a Chestnut Burr
portugués
desconfiar
catalán
malfiar-se
español
desconfiar

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

desconfiar
Usage of mistrust in inglés
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
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They hope to draw a line under a period of bitter mistrust.
The Irish Times
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And North Korea is exploiting the current high levels of Sino-American mistrust.
Reuters
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And cultural misunderstandings can create mistrust that jeopardizes the peacekeepers' life-saving mission.
The South African
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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
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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
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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...
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These sudden changes are not only creating mistrust in the economic fields.
The Guardian
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Mistrust through the time
Mistrust across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common