"fostering distrust" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to actively encourage or promote a feeling of doubt, suspicion, or lack of trust. Example sentence: Her constant criticism of her employees' work led to fostering distrust among the team, making it difficult for them to work together effectively.
In these communities, mass incarceration has a destabilizing effect, fostering distrust of political institutions and reducing civic participation.
Nationalists are becoming more vocal and emotional, which, in turn, is fostering distrust of the prime minister both at home and abroad.
They do this not only by arresting journalists but also by fostering distrust of media coverage and accusing reporters of undermining national security and pride.
But the honest sharing of thoughts, feelings, and experiences at work is a double-edged sword: Despite its potential benefits, self-disclosure can backfire if it's hastily conceived, poorly timed, or inconsistent with cultural or organizational norms—hurting your reputation, alienating employees, fostering distrust, and hindering teamwork.
Mr Moi has always controlled the party by securing each tribal leader's loyalty and fostering distrust among them all.
The repeated scapegoating of Muslims and Latinos ultimately fosters distrust and resentment toward all minorities.
He said the practice of government ministers leaving parliament to take plum postings or related jobs had fostered distrust among citizens.
In a submission responding to Stewart's proposed finding, the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Australia said the finding that the Jehovah's Witnesses organisation fostered distrust was "just not true".
The suit also accuses the department of unfairly transferring, demoting or firing those who complain of biased treatment, creating an environment that fosters distrust between police and the community.
It was open to the commission to find the church fostered distrust of secular authorities and its response to child sexual abuse fell short of best practice, counsel to the commission Angus Stewart QC found in his submission, published on Tuesday.
It is unfortunate that journalists seek to sensationalize the numbers to foster distrust not just in pharmaceutical companies but the medical community as well.
