Vocabulary
Distrust
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
doubt the honesty or reliability of; regard with suspicion.
Urdu meaning
عدم اعتماد، بداعتمادی،بدگمانی کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Distrust of the tax machinery is widespread, and assurances of nonpunitive use of data are not easily believed.
- Choose Journalism`is both urgent and universal, resonating across societies facing polarisation and rising distrust.
- This distrust is beginning to show in official policies.
- Parents in many areas still distrust the drops, swayed by rumours that the vaccine is unsafe.
- Among the main drivers of distrust, lately, is India`s unilateral `holding in abeyance` of the Indus Waters Treaty, thereby threatening Pakistan`s rights over shared rivers.
Synonyms
mistrust, be suspicious of, be wary/chary of, regard with suspicion, suspect
Curator example
“speculation remained that the Army distrusted the peace process”
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