mistrust

🇬🇧 UK/.mis'trʌst/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To have no confidence in someone or something; to regard with suspicion.

不信任;怀疑;对……持疑

n.

A feeling of doubt or lack of confidence in someone or something.

不信任;疑惑;猜疑

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
mistrustother
=mistrust

Common Collocations

  • 1.deep mistrust深深的不信任
  • 2.mutual mistrust相互不信任
  • 3.view with mistrust持怀疑态度
  • 4.express mistrust表达怀疑

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He viewed the proposal with [mistrust], worried about hidden consequences.

  • 2.

    There was growing [mistrust] between the two neighboring countries.

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