fear vs mistrust

fear

verb
  • To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm. 

  • To regret. 

  • To worry about, to feel concern for, to be afraid for. 

  • To venerate; to feel awe towards. 

  • To feel fear. 

adj
  • Able; capable; stout; strong; sound. 

noun
  • Terrified veneration or reverence, particularly towards God, gods, or sovereigns. 

  • A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat. 

  • A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone. 

mistrust

verb
  • To be wary, suspicious or doubtful of (something or someone). 

  • To be suspicious. 

  • To have no confidence in (something or someone). 

  • To suspect, to imagine or suppose (something) to be the case. 

noun
  • Lack of trust or confidence; distrust, untrust. 

How often have the words fear and mistrust occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )