1. to have no confidence in; to doubt the honesty or reliability of
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘mistrust’

1. feelings of doubt or suspicion about someone or something
Usage: plural form of ‘mistrust’

Examples

• She mistrusts politicians who make grand promises.
• He mistrusts any deal that seems too good to be true.
• The detective mistrusts the witness’s story.
• Their mistrusts about the company’s finances proved justified.
• Years of betrayal had created deep mistrusts between the former allies.
• The teacher mistrusts students who always have excuses for late work.
• Public mistrusts of the media have grown in recent years.