mistrust

mis·trust

 (mĭs-trŭst′)

n.

Lack of trust or confidence: I viewed the stranger's advice with mistrust.

tr.v. mis·trust·ed, mis·trust·ing, mis·trusts

1. To regard without trust or confidence: He mistrusted his lieutenant.

2. To doubt the truth or sincerity of: I mistrust everything he says.

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mis·trust′ful adj.

mis·trust′ful·ly adv.

mis·trust′ful·ness n.

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mistrust

(ˌmɪsˈtrʌst)

vb

to have doubts or suspicions about (someone or something)

n

distrust

ˌmisˈtruster n

ˌmisˈtrustful adj

ˌmisˈtrustfully adv

ˌmisˈtrustfulness n

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mis•trust

(mɪsˈtrʌst)

n.

1. lack of trust or confidence; distrust.

v.t.

2. to regard with mistrust, suspicion, or doubt; distrust.

3. to suspect or surmise.

v.i.

4. to be distrustful.

[1350–1400]

mis•trust′er, n.

mis•trust′ful, adj.

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Trust/Mistrust

 

See Also: UNCERTAINTY

1. Finding paranoia in your heart is like discovering a lump in your breast —just knowing it’s there won’t make it go away —Jerry Bumpus
2. As confiding as a doe peeping between the tree trunks —Vita Sackville-West
3. As suspicious of me as Hamlet was of his mother —Daphne Merkin
4. Carried years of suspicion strapped to her hip like a gun —Ann Jasperson
5. Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint —The Holy Bible/Proverbs
6. Confidence (in their amorous destinies) like that of birds in their wings —William Faulkner
7. Confidence, like the soul, never returns, once it is gone —Publius Syrus
8. Doubt … secret and gnawing like a worm —Joseph Conrad
9. Doubts seemed to steam like wet flies inside his own head —Julia O’Faolain
10. Head … awhirl with doubts like a sky full of starlings —George Garrett
11. He was like a suspicion-caked old prospector —Ellery Queen
12. It [the thought that something was not right] was on the edge of her mind like a speck at the corner of your eye or fluff in your nostril —Julia O’Faolain
13. Lean on … like a man on crutches —Ross Macdonald
14. Mistrust swells like a prune —Marge Piercy
15. No more to be trusted (with news) than a cat with a saucer of milk —Christopher Isherwood
16. Suspicion amongst thoughts are like bats amongst birds, they ever fly by twilight —Francis Bacon
17. Suspicion developed like a muscle —F. Scott Fitzgerald
18. Suspicious … as a rat near strange bread —Patrick Kavanagh
19. Suspicious as a wild cat —Frank Swinnerton
20. Trust as I’d trust a rattlesnake —Anon
21. A trust, fierce and passionate, burning in her like a prayer —F. Scott Fitzgerald
22. Trust flourishes like a potato plant, mostly underground —Marge Piercy
23. As trusting to the future as a blind sky-diver —Richard Ford
24. Trust is like an egg and it’s not like an egg. If you want to break an egg you have to do it from the outside. The only way to break up a trust is from the inside —O. Henry
25. Trustworthy as advice given by a cat to a mouse —Anon

    A simile with clear links to an Arabic proverb: “He gives advice such as a cat gives to a mouse.”

26. Wearing doubt like a raincoat —Carlos Baker

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mistrust

Past participle: mistrusted
Gerund: mistrusting

Imperative

mistrust

mistrust

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mistrust - doubt about someone's honesty   distrust, suspicion, misgiving doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty - the state of being unsure of something
	2.	mistrust - the trait of not trusting others distrustfulness, distrust trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature suspiciousness, suspicion - being of a suspicious nature; "his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage"
Verb	1.	mistrust - regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in distrust, suspect disbelieve, discredit - reject as false; refuse to accept doubt - lack confidence in or have doubts about; "I doubt these reports"; "I suspect her true motives"; "she distrusts her stepmother" rely, trust, swear, bank - have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"

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mistrust

noun

1. suspicion, scepticism, distrust, doubt, uncertainty, apprehension, misgiving, wariness, dubiety There was mutual mistrust between the two men.

verb

1. be wary of, suspect, beware, distrust, apprehend, have doubts about You should mistrust all journalists.

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mistrust

noun

1. Lack of trust:

distrust, doubt, leeriness, suspicion.

2. A lack of conviction or certainty:

doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, question, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainty, wonder.

verb

1. To lack trust or confidence in:

distrust, doubt, misdoubt, suspect.

2. To be uncertain, disbelieving, or skeptical about:

distrust, doubt, misdoubt, question, wonder.

Idiom: have one's doubts.

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Translations

عَدَم ثِقَه، سوء ظَنلا يَثِق، يَرْتاب، يُسيء الظَّن

nedůvěranedůvěřovat

mistro

Misstrauen

epäluottamus

méfianceméfier dedéfiance

nem bízik

vantraustvantreysta

diffidenzadiffidare di

be pasitikėjimoįtariaiįtariai žiūrėti įįtarus

neuzticētiesneuzticībaturēt aizdomās

güvenmemekgüvensizlik

不信任

mistrust

[ˌmɪsˈtrʌst]

A. N → desconfianza f

B. VT → desconfiar de

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mistrust

[ˌmɪsˈtrʌst]

vt → se méfier de

n → méfiance f
mistrust of → méfiance f à l'égard de

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mistrust

n → Misstrauen nt → (of gegenüber)

vt → misstrauen (+dat)

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mistrust

[ˌmɪsˈtrʌst]

1. n mistrust (of) → diffidenza (nei confronti di)

2. vt (person, motives) → diffidare di; (one's own abilities) → dubitare di

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mistrust

(misˈtrast) verb

to have no confidence or trust in. wantrou لا يَثِق، يَرْتاب، يُسيء الظَّن нямам доверие desconfiar de nedůvěřovat mißtrauen nære mistro til δεν εμπιστεύομαι desconfiar umbusaldama اعتماد نداشتن epäillä se méfier de לא לִבטוֹח अविश्वास करना sumnjati nem bízik (vkiben, vmiben) tidak mempercayai vantreysta diffidare di, non avere fiducia di 疑う 의심하다 nepasitikėti, įtariai žiūrėti į neuzticēties; turēt aizdomās rasa ragu wantrouwenmistro nie dowierzać باور نه لرل desconfiar de a nu avea încredere în не доверять nedôverovať ne zaupati nemati poverenja u misstro ไม่เชื่อใจใน güvenmemek 不信任 не довіряти; сумніватися کسی پر شبہ کرنا nghi ngờ 不信任

noun

lack of confidence in something. wantroue عَدَم ثِقَه، سوء ظَن липса на доверие desconfiança nedůvěra das Mißtrauen mistro καχυποψία, έλλειψη εμπιστοσύνης desconfianza umbusaldus بی اعتمادی epäluottamus méfianceחשדנות अविश्वास sumnja, nepovjerenje bizalmatlanság ketidakpercayaan vantraust diffidenza, mancanza di fiducia 不信 의혹 nepasitikėjimas neuzticība rasa tidak percaya wantrouwenmistro, mistillit brak zaufania نا باورى desconfiança neîncredere недоверие nedôvera nezaupanje nepoverenje misstro[ende] ความไม่ไว้วางใจ güvensizlik 不信任 недовіра; підозра شک، شبہ sự nghi ngờ 不信任

ˌmisˈtrustful adjective

wantrouig مُرْتاب، مليء بالشَّك недоверчив desconfiado nedůvěřivý mißtrauisch mistroisk καχύποπτοςdesconfiado, receloso umbusaldav, kahtlustav بی اعتماد epäluuloinen méfiant חַשדָנִי अविश्वासी sumnjiv bizalmatlan tidak percaya tortrygginn diffidente 信用しない 의심하는 nepasitikintis, įtarus aizdomīgs, aizdomu pilns mencurigai wantrouwendmistroisk, mistenksomnieufny ناباوره desconfiado neîncrezător недоверчивый nedôverčivý nezaupljiv nepoverljiv misstrogen ซึ่งไม่ไว้วางใจ güvensiz 不信任的 недовірливий شکّی hồ nghi 不信任的

ˌmisˈtrustfully adverb

wantrouig بارْتِياب недоверчиво desconfiadamente nedůvěřivě mißtrauisch mistroiskt καχύποπτα desconfiadamente kahtlustavalt, umbusaldavalt از روی بد گمانی epäluuloisesti avec méfiance בְּחַשדָנוּת अविश्वास के साथ nepovjerljivo bizalmatlanul secara tidak percaya með tortryggni con diffidenza 疑い深く 의심하여 be pasitikėjimo, įtariai ar aizdomām, aizdomīgi dengan mencurigai wantrouwendmistroisk, mistenksomt nieufnie په بد ګمانى desconfiadamente cu neîncredere недоверчиво nedôverčivo nezaupljivo nepoverljivo misstroget อย่างไม่น่าไว้วางใจ güvensizlikle 不信任地 недовірливо بے اعتمادی سے một cách hồ nghi 不信任地

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