The phrase "a legacy of mistrust" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or relationship that has been negatively affected by past experiences or actions, leading to ongoing distrust.
Example: "The history of conflict between the two nations has created a legacy of mistrust that complicates any efforts for peace."
Alternatives: "a history of distrust" or "an inheritance of suspicion."
The bloodshed left a legacy of mistrust and bitterness that lingers to this day.
Eighty years of Turkish repression has fostered a cycle of violence and a legacy of mistrust.
In addition there is a legacy of mistrust by some peri-urban community members of government-driven planning processes to manage groundwater resources.
Many residents fear that a legacy of mistrust is undermining efforts to stop the violent crime that still plagues the area.
Chinese investment in India is an idea whose time has come, if only the two sides can conquer a legacy of mistrust.
· In an area that once experienced the worst rioting in mainland Britain, there has been a legacy of mistrust of the police.
The article by Delany-Moretlwe et al [ 7] provides an interesting illustration of the importance of the political context in which evidence is considered – in this case how the apartheid history of South Africa left a legacy of suspicion and mistrust of research.
WHEN the big Westchester city Yonkers started to go downhill, the slide was speeded by a decaying downtown, pockets of poverty and bitter school segregation battles that created a legacy of racial mistrust.
While those dealt with by the courts were overwhelmingly white, the large number of black people also arrested and the official insistence there had not been a racial motive ensured a legacy of black mistrust of the Metropolitan police that has never really been eradicated.
Dr. Mary Bassett stated in the video that the African American community has "a long legacy of mistrust" towards the health care system which can explain why some of them may have "misguided" opinions about the flu shot.
What the Indians and Pakistanis do have is a legacy of deep, intimate mistrust.
