Concetti Chiave
- Mistrust implies doubt or suspicion towards someone or something, often used as a noun to express a lack of confidence.
- The term 'mistrust' can suggest a general unease, whereas 'distrust' may be based on personal experience or reliable information.
- Examples of mistrust include avoiding medical attention due to doubt or overcooking meat due to fear of undercooking.
- Incredulity is the state of being unwilling to believe something, often associated with skepticism or disbelief.
- The term 'incredulous' describes someone who cannot accept something as true, such as surprising or unexpected news.
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Significato di mistrust
To mistrust means to doubt or have suspicions about someone or something. Mistrust can also be used as a noun to mean a lack of confidence in someone or something.
Ex: Gerard's mistrust of doctors kept him from seeking medical attention, so by the time he went to the hospital, his illness had become very serious.
Ex: Because many mistrust undercooked pork and chicken, it is far too common for home cooks to overcook those meats.
Differenze tra distrust e mistrust
Distrust and mistrust have roughly the same meaning, but mistrust often refers to a general sense of unease toward someone or something, while distrust often implies that the feeling is based on experience or reliable information.
Ex: Keith and Leslie do not set very strict rules for their son. They think that having more freedom will make him a more independent person, and he hasn't ever given them any reason to distrust him.
Ex: Madeleine's distrust of lawyers stems from a bad experience she had when a lawyer tried to convince her to fake symptoms to get a bigger settlement after a car accident. However, I keep trying to convince her that she shouldn't judge all lawyers based on the behavior of one unethical one.
Definizione di incredulity
Incredulity means a state of being unwilling to believe something.
Ex: As Ben told the townspeople that he had met aliens when he was abducted by a UFO, everyone at the town meeting looked at him with complete incredulity.
Ex: When Dennis told Penelope his excuse for why he had missed her birthday party, she listened to him with incredulity. He said he had to pick up some supplies for work, but she couldn't help thinking that he could have done that before her party.
Uso di incredulous
Someone who is unwilling to accept that something is true can be described as incredulous.
Ex: The entire community was incredulous that the man who had shot the unarmed boy was not even put on trial.
Ex: Janet had so many problems conceiving that after five years she and her husband were about to give up their dream of having a baby. Then, she was incredulous when her doctor gave her the unexpected news that she was pregnant.
Domande da interrogazione
- ¿Qué significa "mistrust" y cómo se diferencia de "distrust"?
- ¿Cómo se manifiesta la incredulidad en las personas según el texto?
- ¿Qué ejemplo se da en el texto sobre la incredulidad en una situación médica?
"Mistrust" significa dudar o tener sospechas sobre alguien o algo, y puede usarse como sustantivo para referirse a la falta de confianza. Se diferencia de "distrust" en que "mistrust" a menudo se refiere a una sensación general de inquietud, mientras que "distrust" implica que el sentimiento se basa en experiencia o información confiable.
La incredulidad se manifiesta como un estado de no querer creer algo. Por ejemplo, cuando Ben contó que había conocido extraterrestres, los habitantes del pueblo lo miraron con total incredulidad.
Un ejemplo de incredulidad en una situación médica es cuando Janet, después de muchos problemas para concebir, estaba incrédula al recibir la inesperada noticia de su embarazo por parte de su médico.
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