The phrase "a pervasive distrust of" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing a widespread or deep-seated lack of trust in someone or something.
Example: "The community's response was shaped by a pervasive distrust of the authorities, leading to increased tensions."
Alternatives: "a widespread skepticism of" or "a deep-seated mistrust of".
Polls show a pervasive distrust of government, political parties and the police.
It was not simply a pervasive distrust of female ability that lingered — and would, of course, carry on — but a more insidious rank dismissal of basic cognition: the belief, for instance, that a woman could not be considered a reliable narrator of the sexual violence that she had endured.
Resident preferences for individualized mosquito management hinge on the belief that mosquito-borne diseases are not a large threat, a pervasive distrust of state management, and a fear of the assumed use of aerial pesticides by state managers.
Wiseman goes into boardrooms and living rooms to observe city officials and leaders of the Central Park Conservancy debate matters of fund-raising, law enforcement, and urban planning, ultimately uncovering, at a meeting of donors in a posh apartment, traces of a political crisis that's now in the foreground: the pervasive distrust of government on the part of the wealthiest citizens.
In an affidavit submitted to Judge Werlein, Claghorn opined, "with reasonable medical certainty," that Fincher "suffered from paranoid personality disorder," a condition characterized by pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent.
"Whether it is perceived as a simple mistake or an intentional slight, it will underscore a pervasive sense of distrust".
The polls reveal a striking and pervasive public distrust of official information about nuclear power.
Such pervasive distrust is debilitating: confidence is an essential underpinning of prosperity.
This might seem unlikely, given the pervasive distrust in the underworld, but the narcotics trade is based on a robust and surprisingly reliable system of credit.
The authors say that among the unsuccessful companies they studied, they found "a pervasive atmosphere of fear and distrust".
Like her, he exploits a pervasive sense of victimhood among whites who distrust minorities.
