how to pronounce mistrust

/ˌmɪsˈtɹʌst/

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mistrust is pronounced in two syllables

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mɪstɹʌst

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An example use of mistrust in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… threats and mistrust mysteries …”

meanings of mistrust

verb:

  1. To be wary, suspicious or doubtful of (something or someone).
  2. To suspect, to imagine or suppose (something) to be the case.
  3. To have no confidence in (something or someone).
  4. To be suspicious.

noun:

  1. Lack of trust or confidence; distrust, untrust.

mistrust frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word mistrust occurs in english on average 2.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics mistrust can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that mistrust can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;

words with pronunciation similar to mistrust

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