violate trust
Frequency: 6.17.8 per million words
to act against the trust someone has in you
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Examples (10)
- A politician who lies to the public will violate their trust.
- By leaking confidential information, the employee violated the company's trust.
- She felt deeply hurt when her friend violated her trust by spreading rumors.
- Such actions can irreparably violate the trust between partners.
- They were accused of attempting to violate the trust of their clients.
- To violate a patient's trust is a serious ethical breach for a doctor.
- If you violate the trust placed in you, it's very difficult to regain.
- The scandal threatened to violate the public's trust in the entire institution.
- Never violate the trust of a child; it can have lasting consequences.
- His repeated dishonesty led him to violate the trust of everyone around him.