不 信 感(ふしんかん)

ふしんかん

noun

distrust; feeling of mistrust

emotion society

1. distrust; feeling of mistrust; sense of distrust

A feeling of not being able to trust someone or something. Often used in discussions about relationships, politics, or institutions.

不信感(ふしんかん)を抱(いだ)く。

To harbor distrust.

政治(せいじ)に対(たい)する不信感(ふしんかん)が広(ひろ)がっている。

Distrust of politics is spreading.

度重(たびかさ)なる嘘(うそ)が原因(げんいん)で、彼(かれ)に対(たい)する不信感(ふしんかん)が消(き)えなくなった。

Due to repeated lies, my distrust toward him wouldn't go away.

Forms

不(ふ) (non-/un-) + 信(しん) (trust) + 感(かん) (feeling). Describes the subjective feeling or sense of distrust, rather than the objective state.

Common collocations

不信感(ふしんかん)を抱(いだ)く (to harbor distrust)
不信感(ふしんかん)が広(ひろ)がる (distrust spreads)
不信感(ふしんかん)を持(も)つ (to hold distrust)
不信感(ふしんかん)が募(つの)る (distrust grows)

Similar words

不信(ふしん): distrust — the state itself, without the 感(かん) (feeling) nuance
疑念(ぎねん): doubt, suspicion — more intellectual than emotional

Related Words

Related: 不信(ふしん) (distrust)

Compare: 疑念(ぎねん) (doubt, suspicion)

Compare: 猜疑心(さいぎしん) (suspiciousness)

Compare: 不信任(ふしんにん) (no confidence)

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Added 2026.3.14 15:28 · Revised 2026.10.19 9:24

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