Hesitancy and Mistrust

Hesitancy

Hesitancy noun - A lack of willingness or desire to do or accept something.
Usage example: his appointment to the superintendency was confirmed by the school board without the least hesitancy

Mistrust and hesitancy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mistrust" instead a noun "Hesitancy".

Mistrust

Mistrust noun - A feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something.

Hesitancy and mistrust are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hesitancy" instead a noun "Mistrust".

How words are described

initial initial hesitancy initial mistrust
mutual mutual hesitancy mutual mistrust
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