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  2. Distrust - Wikipedia

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    Distrust is a formal way of not trusting any one party too much in a situation of grave risk or deep doubt.It is commonly expressed in civics as a division or balance of powers, or in politics as means of validating treaty terms.

  3. Misanthropy - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] The word originated in the 17th century and has its roots in the Greek words μῖσος mīsos 'hatred' and ἄνθρωπος ānthropos 'man, human'. [5] [6] In contemporary philosophy, the term is usually understood in a wider sense as a negative evaluation of humanity as a whole based on humanity's vices and flaws.

  4. Mashal (allegory) - Wikipedia

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    Mashal, Hebrew characters of the word for parable or allegory. A mashal (Hebrew: משל) is a short proverb [1] or parable with a moral lesson or religious allegory, called a nimshal. Mashal is used also to designate other forms in rhetoric, such as the fable and apothegm.

  5. Paranoid personality disorder - Wikipedia

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    Paranoid personality disorder (PPD) is a mental disorder characterized by paranoia, and a pervasive, long-standing suspiciousness and generalized mistrust of others. People with this personality disorder may be hypersensitive, easily insulted, and habitually relate to the world by vigilant scanning of the environment for clues or suggestions that may validate their fears or biases.

  6. Skepticism - Wikipedia

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    Skepticism, also spelled scepticism in British English, is a questioning attitude or doubt toward knowledge claims that are seen as mere belief or dogma. [1] For example, if a person is skeptical about claims made by their government about an ongoing war then the person doubts that these claims are accurate.

  7. A brief history of the Israel-Palestinian conflict - explained

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    The outbreak of the First World War prompted a Britain distrustful of “Mohammedans” to intensify its interest in developing an allied presence in Palestine, ...

  8. Security dilemma - Wikipedia

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    The spiral model identifies the next step in reasoning about states' behavior after identifying the intensity of the security dilemma. In particular, under given circumstances of the security dilemma, what steps might a threatened state take to derive advantage by attacking first. In other words, the spiral model seeks to explain war.

  9. Florianopolitan dialect - Wikipedia

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    "Antigamente" is the usual word in Florianópolis. In most of Brazil, it is considered archaic or bookish. Bispar Espiar To spy "Espiar" is the usual word in Florianópolis. In most of Brazil, it means "to understand" or "to grasp." Cabreiro Desconfiado Distrustful "Desconfiado" is the usual word in Florianópolis. Used only in a colloquial ...