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Explore Stack InternalI think distrust ishas evolved to become the active-voice form of mistrust.
Consider the following sentences:
I distrust our gardener. -vs- I mistrust our gardener.
--the first form sounds more correct.
Hate and mistrust are the children of blindness. -vs- Hate and distrust are the children of blindness. --again, the first form sounds more correct in the current era.
I think distrust is the active-voice form of mistrust.
Consider the following sentences:
I distrust our gardener. -vs- I mistrust our gardener.
I think distrust has evolved to become the active-voice form of mistrust.
Consider the following sentences:
I distrust our gardener. -vs- I mistrust our gardener.
--the first form sounds more correct.
Hate and mistrust are the children of blindness. -vs- Hate and distrust are the children of blindness. --again, the first form sounds more correct in the current era.
