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不信 (ふしん, fushin) Japanese meaning: distrust | Kotomora
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Distrust of the government is spreading.
His explanation only invited mistrust.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと ・ 事こと 〉 に 不ふ 信しん を 抱いだ く to harbor distrust toward someone/something
He harbors distrust toward the government.
不ふ 信しん を 招まね く to invite/create distrust
That remark invited the public's distrust.
不ふ 信しん の 目め で 見み る to look at someone/something with suspicion or distrust
She looked at me with distrust.
〈 人ひと 〉 への 不ふ 信しん が 募つの る distrust toward someone grows/deepens
My distrust of him just keeps growing.
Related words· 7 不信感 names the felt sense or emotion of distrust, while 不信 is the broader, more abstract state or fact of distrust.
不誠実 describes a person's insincere or dishonest behavior directly, while 不信 in this sense refers more abstractly to bad faith or breach of trust.
不信心 is the everyday word for being irreligious or impious, while 不信 in this sense is a rarer, more literary way to express the same idea.
疑念 is doubt or suspicion about whether something is true, while 不信 implies a firmer loss of trust in a person or thing.
Show 3 more 不信 is the general word for distrust or disbelief in everyday contexts, while 不信任 is the formal, often institutional term used for motions or votes against a leader or body.
不信 means distrust, often toward people or systems, while 懐疑 refers to intellectual doubt about ideas or claims.
不信 describes a lack of trust or faith, often in a relationship or system, whereas 疑い is a more general feeling that something may be wrong.
Opposites· 5 信頼 means trust or reliance on someone, the direct opposite of 不信, which means distrust or disbelief.
不信 means distrust or doubt about something's credibility, the opposite of the trust or credence expressed by 信憑.
不信 means distrust or lack of faith, the opposite of the devout belief expressed by 信心.
Show 2 more Don't confuse with 不審 is a homophone meaning suspicion about something odd or questionable, whereas 不信 means distrust or disbelief toward a person, claim, or institution.
Word family· 12 no confidence; non-confidence; lack of confidence
impiety; unbelief; infidelity
insincerity; unfaithfulness
distrust; suspicion
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 不, meaning 'not' or 'un-', and 信, meaning 'trust,' 'belief,' or 'faith'; the spelling directly reflects the core meaning 'lack of trust or faith.'
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不信 means distrust or lack of faith, the direct opposite of the trust expressed by 信用.
不信 means distrust or lack of faith, the opposite of 信仰's devoted religious belief.
Show 7 more faithlessness; insincerity
unbeliever; nonbeliever
distrust of people; mistrust of humans
mistrust of medical services; distrust of doctors
distrust of women
distrust of politics; political mistrust
mutual distrust
