"cause mistrust" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to express why something else might trigger mistrust in someone. For example, "I'm not sure why he's being so secretive; it's causing mistrust."
Why do the misdeeds of one nonprofit cause mistrust of all nonprofits?
On some occasions, the adult presence did cause mistrust in those who didn't know the photographer; one time, Seiffert feared a young man would punch him in the face, but the kids who knew the artist stuck up for him, and by the end of the day, that same boy was confiding in the photographer about a recent drunken blunder.
Almost 60% said it would cause mistrust of medical professions.
The latter may cause mistrust of health care providers towards external stakeholders and limit the use of PQI in external quality improvement programs.
Cultural protocols and taboos must be followed when engaging with Aboriginal communities[ 7]; failure to do so can limit researchers' interaction with their Aboriginal participants and cause mistrust and misunderstanding.
Second, there is relatively less public knowledge about research participation in the Arabian Gulf and in many of the developing countries that the expatriates call home, so lack of familiarity with research could cause mistrust.
When Duneier and a colleague analyzed encounters between black panhandlers and middle-class white female pedestrians, they learned something about what causes mistrust in social situations.
"All those things that are causing mistrust are being evaluated, and we are going to be making changes," he said, according to the Post Dispatch.
Mr. Kan must also appease national public opinion, which turned against Mr. Hatoyama for appearing indecisive and causing mistrust with the United States, Japan's longtime protector.
"This strike is causing mistrust between the municipal workers and the city fathers who call the shots, which is only going to raise the risk of more of these situations in the future".
Ask the other party what it thinks has caused mistrust.
