Distrust

  • 121mistrust — I verb apprehend, be anxious, be apprehensive, be cautious, be doubtful, be dubious, be loath, be nervous, be skeptical, be uncertain, cherish doubts, distrust, doubt, dread, entertain doubts, entertain suspicions, fear, give no credit to, harbor …

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  • 122jealousy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Feeling of envy Nouns jealousy, envy, covetousness, cupidity, desire, heartburn, jaundice, jaundiced eye; green or yellow eyed monster; distrust, mistrust, umbrage, spite, resentment; suspicion, doubt;… …

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  • 123suspect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. surmise, infer, conjecture, imagine, suppose, believe; mistrust, doubt. See supposition. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. dubious, questionable, suspected; see suspicious 2 , unlikely . v. 1. [To doubt… …

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  • 124suspicion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. mistrust, distrust, apprehension; doubt, misgiving, jealousy; supposition, inkling, intimation, hint; trace, touch, shade, modicum. See littleness, fear, feeling. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. misgiving,… …

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  • 125TRUST — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index trust adjective dependable, faithful verb depend on, entrust distrust noun betrayal, betrayer …

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  • 126mistrust — mis|trust1 [mısˈtrʌst] n [U] the feeling that you cannot trust someone, especially because you think they may treat you unfairly or dishonestly = ↑suspicion, distrust ↑distrust mistrust of ▪ He had a deep mistrust of the legal profession.… …

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  • 127mistrust# — mistrust n 1 suspicion, skepticism, doubt, *uncertainty, dubiety, dubiosity Analogous words: misgiving, presentiment, foreboding, *apprehension Antonyms: trust: assurance Contrasted words: confidence, faith, reliance, dependence (see TRUST):… …

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  • 128suspicion — sus•pi•cion [[t]səˈspɪʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) the act of suspecting, esp. something wrong or evil 2) the state of mind or feeling of one who suspects; doubt; misgiving 3) an instance of suspecting something or someone 4) the state of being suspected:… …

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