Trust vs. Mistrust — What's the Difference?

Dependence on something's reliability.

Doubt about someone's honesty.

A legal entity for holding assets.

Lack of confidence in someone.

Hope or expectation.

Reluctance to believe.

Firm belief in the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing; confidence or reliance

Be suspicious of; have no confidence in

The condition and resulting obligation of having confidence placed in one

Lack of trust; suspicion

One in which confidence is placed.

Lack of trust or confidence

Custody; care

To regard without trust or confidence

Something committed into the care of another; a charge

To doubt the truth or sincerity of

Reliance on something in the future; hope

Lack of trust or confidence; distrust, untrust.

Reliance on the intention and ability of a purchaser to pay in the future; credit

(transitive) To have no confidence in (something or someone).

A legal relationship in which one party holds a title to property while another party has the entitlement to the beneficial use of that property.

(transitive) To be wary, suspicious or doubtful of (something or someone).

The confidence reposed in a trustee when giving the trustee legal title to property to administer for another, together with the trustee's obligation regarding that property and the beneficiary.

(transitive) To suspect, to imagine or suppose (something) to be the case.

The property so held.

(intransitive) To be suspicious.

An institution or organization directed by trustees

Want of confidence or trust; suspicion; distrust.

A combination of firms or corporations for the purpose of reducing competition and controlling prices throughout a business or industry.

To regard with jealousy or suspicion; to suspect; to doubt the integrity of; to distrust.

To have or place confidence in; depend on

To forebode as near, or likely to occur; to surmise.

To have confidence in allowing (someone) to use, know, or look after something

Doubt about someone's honesty

To expect with assurance; assume

The trait of not trusting others

To give credence to; believe

Regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in

To place in the care of another person or in a situation deemed safe; entrust

The absence of trust.

To extend credit to.

Suspicion or caution.

To have or place reliance; depend

To be confident; hope.

Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.

Dependence upon something in the future; hope.

Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.

That which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge.

That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.

(rare) Trustworthiness, reliability.

The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.

(legal) The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another.

(legal) An arrangement whereby property or money is given to be held by a third party (a trustee), on the basis that it will be managed for the benefit of, or eventually transferred to, a stated beneficiary; for example, money to be given to a child when he or she reaches adulthood.

A group of businessmen or traders organised for mutual benefit to produce and distribute specific commodities or services, and managed by a central body of trustees.

(computing) Affirmation of the access rights of a user of a computer system.

(transitive) To place confidence in, to rely on, to confide in.

To have faith in; to rely on for continuing support or aid.

(transitive) To give credence to; to believe; to credit.

(transitive) To hope confidently; to believe (usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object)

(transitive) to show confidence in a person by entrusting them with something.

(transitive) To commit, as to one's care; to entrust.

(transitive) To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment.

To rely on (something), as though having trust (on it).

To risk; to venture confidently.

(intransitive) To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.

To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.

(obsolete) Secure, safe.

(obsolete) Faithful, dependable.

(legal) of or relating to a trust.

Assured resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship, or other sound principle, of another person; confidence; reliance; reliance.

Credit given; especially, delivery of property or merchandise in reliance upon future payment; exchange without immediate receipt of an equivalent; as, to sell or buy goods on trust.

Assured anticipation; dependence upon something future or contingent, as if present or actual; hope; belief.

That which is committed or intrusted to one; something received in confidence; charge; deposit.

The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.

That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.

An estate devised or granted in confidence that the devisee or grantee shall convey it, or dispose of the profits, at the will, or for the benefit, of another; an estate held for the use of another; a confidence respecting property reposed in one person, who is termed the trustee, for the benefit of another, who is called the cestui que trust.

An equitable right or interest in property distinct from the legal ownership thereof; a use (as it existed before the Statute of Uses); also, a property interest held by one person for the benefit of another. Trusts are active, or special, express, implied, constructive, etc. In a passive trust the trustee simply has title to the trust property, while its control and management are in the beneficiary.

A business organization or combination consisting of a number of firms or corporations operating, and often united, under an agreement creating a trust (in sense 1), esp. one formed mainly for the purpose of regulating the supply and price of commodities, etc.; often, opprobriously, a combination formed for the purpose of controlling or monopolizing a trade, industry, or business, by doing acts in restraint or trade; as, a sugar trust. A trust may take the form of a corporation or of a body of persons or corporations acting together by mutual arrangement, as under a contract or a so-called gentlemen's agreement. When it consists of corporations it may be effected by putting a majority of their stock either in the hands of a board of trustees (whence the name trust for the combination) or by transferring a majority to a holding company. The advantages of a trust are partly due to the economies made possible in carrying on a large business, as well as the doing away with competition. In the United States severe statutes against trusts have been passed by the Federal government and in many States, with elaborate statutory definitions.

Held in trust; as, trust property; trustmoney.

To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or repose faith, in; as, we can not trust those who have deceived us.

To give credence to; to believe; to credit.

To hope confidently; to believe; - usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object.

To show confidence in a person by intrusting (him) with something.

To commit, as to one's care; to intrust.

To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment; as, merchants and manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods.

To risk; to venture confidently.

To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.

To be confident, as of something future; to hope.

To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.

Something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary);

Certainty based on past experience;

The trait of trusting; of believing in the honesty and reliability of others;

A consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service;

Complete confidence in a person or plan etc;

A trustful relationship;

Have confidence or faith in;

Allow without fear

Be confident about something;

Expect and wish;

Confer a trust upon;

Extend credit to

Confidence in someone's honesty.

The responsibility of taking care of something.

Mostly, but blind trust without discernment can be detrimental.

Yes, Trust is belief in reliability, while Mistrust is suspicion or doubt of that reliability.

Yes, with open communication, understanding, and consistent trustworthy actions.

Yes, it can prevent one from being misled or hurt in uncertain situations.

Apologize sincerely, understand the reasons, act consistently, and give it time.

Trust is built over time through positive experiences, transparency, and consistency.

Often, it's harder to overcome Mistrust as it stems from broken trust or negative experiences.

They're similar, but trust is often based on evidence and experience, while faith might not require empirical evidence.

Trusting someone often involves making oneself vulnerable, hoping they won't take advantage.

It's possible to trust certain aspects of a person or thing and mistrust others.

It introduces doubt and skepticism, which can strain relationships.

It varies by individual; some give trust easily, while others require time and proof.