climate of distrust
phrase · Collocation / phrase C1
Plain meaning
a situation where people generally do not trust one another
Exam-register meaning
In academic or exam contexts, it means a situation where people generally do not trust one another, usually in a more formal register.
In context
naturalThe discussion gave us a useful example of climate of distrust.
examPolicy makers must consider climate of distrust when evaluating long-term social and economic outcomes.
Common collocations
climate of distrusta clear example of climate of distrustuse climate of distrust appropriately
Watch out
Do not change the key word order in “climate of distrust”; collocations sound natural because the words travel together.