Distrust
Distrust noun - A feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something.
Usage example: the psychic's bold claims were greeted with distrust and outright scorn
Faith
Faith noun - Firm belief in the integrity, ability, effectiveness, or genuineness of someone or something.
Usage example: never having had much faith in banks, the old miser kept his money under the mattress
Distrust is an antonym for faith in topics: confidence, honesty, trust in something, community of believers.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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This distrust and hatred of difference stems from her inability to put faith in any friendship after losing her foalhood friend for fear of it falling apart again.
- The differences in faith created mutual distrust between the Catholic and Orthodox churches and sparked many wars during the course of several centuries, though this was also compounded with Judaism and Islam as well.
Source: Broken Base / Religion
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Faith and Distrust. (2016). Retrieved 2023, May 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/distrust/faith
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