1. lack of trust or confidence in someone or something; suspicion

1. to have no trust or confidence in; to regard with suspicion

Examples

• There was deep mistrust between the two rival companies.
• Her mistrust of strangers made her very cautious.
• The scandal created public mistrust of the government.
• I mistrust his motives for helping us.
• She learned to mistrust easy promises after being disappointed.
• The voters mistrust politicians who make unrealistic claims.
• His past lies made everyone mistrust what he said.