Michael Specter

Clearly, some of the reason people embrace alternatives and reject vaccines is that they are angry and mistrustful of government and of pharmaceutical conglomerates. More than that, we pay too much for health care, it's not good enough, and the system is too complex. We need alternatives.

American Journalist

David J. C. MacKay

The discussion about energy options tends to be an intensely emotional, polarised, mistrustful, and destructive one. Every option is strongly opposed: the public seem to be anti-wind, anti-coal, anti-waste-to-energy, anti-tidal-barrages, anti-carbon-tax, and anti-nuclear.

English Philosopher

Emily Maitlis

I'm not sure I buy the argument that the public is more mistrustful - the debate will always garner that kind of traction because anything the BBC does is always in the spotlight.

British Journalist

Bernard Arnault

You have to be just as mistrustful of straightforward rationality in business as you do of a uniquely gut approach.

French Businessman

John Densmore

I am of the Vietnam generation; therefore, I feel mistrustful of the military.

American Musician

Juan Mata

It is true that footballers are mistrustful.

Spanish Athlete

Mistrustful has a negative tone, suggesting the person feels uneasy or wary.

Negative Emotion

Being mistrustful doesn't mean there's actual evidence of wrongdoing, just suspicion.

Not Always Justified

Often used when describing doubt within personal interactions or relationships.

Personal Relationships

 Now, undercounting of minorities is common in other national censuses, as minorities can be harder to reach, they're mistrustful towards the government or they live in an area under political unrest. For example,

Mistrustful

Negative Emotion

Not Always Justified

Personal Relationships

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