breakdown of trust

collocation in English

meaningsofbreakdownandtrust

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breakdown
noun
uk
/ˈbreɪk.daʊn/us
/ˈbreɪk.daʊn/
a failure to work or ...
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trust
noun
uk
/trʌst/us
/trʌst/
the belief that you can trust someone ...
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(Definition ofbreakdownandtrustfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The cynical way in which voters have been treated will lead to abreakdownoftrust.
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Here is a classic case of totalbreakdownoftrustand communication, total deadlock.
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Unhappily there came a period when there was a completebreakdownoftrustbetween the department and the representatives of the profession.
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Devolved government was suspended last year because of a catastrophicbreakdownoftrustand confidence between two of the parties.
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There is also abreakdownoftrustbetween the farmers and the feed mills.
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Thebreakdownoftrust, which has happened over several years, must be addressed.
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I regret to say that there is, once again, abreakdownoftruston all sides.
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As a result, it was evident that there had been abreakdownoftruston both sides of the community.
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Is there not something of abreakdownoftrustin our society?
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We do not want abreakdownoftrustor confidence.
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Unless there is mutual acceptance of each other, you can imagine thebreakdownoftrustand understanding.
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The staff spoke of thebreakdownoftrustbetween the top administration and those delivering the services.
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It suggests that we are at a fairly advanced stage in thebreakdownoftrustin the process.
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Anything that undermines that conviction and confidence leads to abreakdownoftrust.
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Others are concerned about thebreakdownoftrustand near-anarchism of some.
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Late payment can immediately cause abreakdownoftrustand must be avoided.
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