mistrust
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mistrust
The feeling or attitude of not trusting or believing someone or something. It is characterized by doubt and suspicion.
Sein ständiges Lügen nährte mein tiefes Misstrauen ihm gegenüber.
His constant lying fed my deep mistrust of him.
The word consists of the prefix 'miss-' and the noun 'Vertrauen' (trust). The prefix 'miss-' here expresses the opposite or absence of something, so the absence of trust.
Sein Misstrauen war nach der schlechten Erfahrung verständlich.
His mistrust was understandable after the bad experience.
To express whom or what one mistrusts, German usually uses the preposition 'gegenüber' with the dative or 'gegen' with the accusative.
Sie empfand ein tiefes Misstrauen gegenüber Fremden.
She felt deep mistrust toward strangers.
Common verbs used in connection with 'Misstrauen' (mistrust) are 'Misstrauen hegen' (to harbor mistrust), 'Misstrauen schüren' (to fuel it), or 'jemandem mit Misstrauen begegnen' (to meet someone with mistrust).
Der Politiker hegte schon lange Misstrauen gegen seinen Konkurrenten.
The politician had long harbored mistrust toward his competitor.
doubt
Both Zweifel and Misstrauen can arise when you do not believe a statement. Zweifel is directed mainly at the truth or correctness of the statement, whereas Misstrauen is directed at the credibility of the person or source. So question the information or distrust the source.
Nach mehreren falschen Versprechen hatte ich Misstrauen gegenüber dem Berater.
After several false promises, I distrusted the advisor.
Nach dem Vergleich mit den Zahlen blieben Zweifel an der Aussage des Berichts.
After comparing it with the figures, I still had doubts about the report's statement.
