as in doubt
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something
the psychic's bold claims were greeted with distrust and outright scorn
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as in to doubt
to have no trust or confidence in
we instinctively distrust those phone calls that tell us we have won a free vacation or car
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Recent Examples of distrust
Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
The trial comes at a moment of deepening public anxiety over social media’s impact on children, and growing distrust of the corporations that operate the platforms.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Devi Shastri, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
But Weiss’s arrival at the network also coincided with a long-simmering crisis in broadcast news, in which its programming is increasingly distrusted by a rapidly dwindling audience.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The outbreaks have mostly affected children and have come as infectious disease experts warn that rising public distrust of vaccines generally may be contributing to the spread of a disease once declared eradicated by public health officials.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
The trial comes at a moment of deepening public anxiety over social media’s impact on children, and growing distrust of the corporations that operate the platforms.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
Many people living in communities where the virus is spreading face health care barriers and distrust the government.
—Devi Shastri, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
But Weiss’s arrival at the network also coincided with a long-simmering crisis in broadcast news, in which its programming is increasingly distrusted by a rapidly dwindling audience.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distrust
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For now, those doubts have done little to dent her standing.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Technical doubts and stealth concerns Skepticism around the SM-39 centers on physics as much as design.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Such theories were met with some skepticism by trade researchers at the time, and not all of the predictions have come true.—
Josh Ederington,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Marijane Leonard, a parent of a ninth grader at TIDE Academy, expressed skepticism over the transition to Woodside High School.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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No one immediately claimed responsibility for the explosion, but suspicion is likely to fall on militants such as the Pakistani Taliban or the Islamic State group, which has been blamed for previous attacks on Shiite worshippers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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In a June 2025 memo to Health Care Agency Director Veronica Kelley, Sabet noted that county staff failed to report its suspicions of abuse by 360 Clinic to the compliance office and fell short in overseeing the county’s $5 million contract with the vendor.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
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That uncertainty comes with a risk.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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When uncertainty rises, organizations instinctively tighten their grip.—
Amy Eliza Wong,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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While 2026 has seen engagement at the bilateral level expanding, EU institutional mistrust of China persists.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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British broadcaster and photographer Helena Chard told Fox News Digital that Andrew’s damaging behavior has left the monarchy vulnerable and fueled public mistrust.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Distrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distrust. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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