There was naturally mutual distrust and suspicion. Cynicism is an attitude characterized by a general distrust of others' motives. The language law caused friction, distrust and dissatisfaction. Making false accusations and the general distrust of other people also frequently accompany paranoia. A lot of anger and distrust sometimes results in public protests. He has a slight distrust and disapproval of Americans and their wild attitude. They planted incriminating forged documents, spread false rumors of treachery and fomented distrust. Those measures further compounded the crisis by provoking social distrust and unrest. In general, the mood was one of confusion, mutual distrust and depression. Under the surface were other tensions aggravating the simmering distrust. CNN is eroding the fabric of America, proselytizing, sowing distrust and disharmony. There is widespread community distrust of the police. They shared an underlying populist distrust of elected officials. Many races distrust or outright hate tieflings, seeing them as devil worshippers. John Avlon says he crystallized popular distrust of partisan extremes.