Talk:Mistrust

The term "Hidden Agenda" needs to be elucidated. This 'difference' seems to me fictitious. The OED describes no such difference. —Preceding unsigned comment added by CharlieRCD (talk • contribs) 10:48, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

Contradictory entries for "distrust" and "mistrust"
The entry for "mistrust" seems to contradict what is said in the entry for "distrust". According to the entry for "mistrust" "Mistrust means 'to doubt, to lack confidence in'. It does not necessarily imply any serious suspicion of malice or bad faith." Yet the article for "distrust" claims that, in fact, "mistrust" indicates a belief in "a hidden agenda." This contradiction between the entries seems to have appeared when 78.145.148.196 (talk • contribs) simply changed the entry for "mistrust" claiming that the old entry was "rubbish."

The claim above by CharlieRCD (talk • contribs) that the OED does not indicate a distinction between the two words (the distinction claimed in the entry for "distrust") appears to be incorrect. According to the OED (and discounting definitions classed as obsolete) the verb "distrust" means "to entertain doubts, not rely on," while the verb "mistrust" means "to suspect actions, intentions, motives of" something or someone. This seems to support the distinction in the wikipedia entry for "distrust." Mc2000 (talk) 14:56, 27 May 2011 (UTC)