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lose trust

[loʊz trʌst]
verb phrase
perder confiança
1. to stop believing in or relying on someone's honesty, reliability, or integrity
After he lied to me, I lost trust in him completely.
Depois que ele mentiu para mim, perdi completamente a confiança nele.
2. to cease having confidence in an institution, organization, or system
Many citizens lost trust in the government after the scandal.
Muitos cidadãos perderam a confiança no governo após o escândalo.
NYC Slang
lose faith, lose confidence, don't trust them no more
Synonyms
lose faith inlose confidence indistrustdoubtbecome distrustful of
Antonyms
gain trustbuild trusttrusthave faith inbelieve in

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
perder confiança
standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
perder a confiança
with definite article, commonly used in spoken language
São Paulo
perder confiança em
formal and informal contexts
Portugal
perder a confiança
standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

break trust
betray someone's trust
shatter confidence
fall from grace
lose credibility
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