🙈 Too much trust 🙈 To trust too much

overtrust

7.5

Believing someone or something too much causes mistakes

noun
/ˈoʊvərtrʌst/

: exceso de confianza

Overtrust can often cloud judgment and lead to poor decision-making.

Examples

I used to be a very social person, but too many things happened: too many hearts broken, too many blades sharpened, too many mistakes, fakes, sorrow, rejection, hypocrisy, overtrust, understatements, misunderstandings.

Blog text (24)
Her overtrust in his abilities led to significant mistakes on the project.
The manager's overtrust in the team's promises resulted in several missed deadlines.

Synonyms

gullibility

vsovertrust

5 7.7

Believing things too easily and getting tricked

puts faith in others too much causing mistakes or harm

overreliance

vsovertrust

1 5.2

Too much dependence on one person or thing

puts excessive faith in things often leading to mistakes

overdependence

vsovertrust

1 4.8

Needing someone or something too much so it causes harm

puts too much faith in others causing wrong decisions

Antonyms

skepticism

124 5.1

A feeling of doubt about an idea or claim when there is not enough proof

distrust

58 3.5

A feeling that someone or something cannot be relied on

How Trusting

overtrust

7.5

trust

699 1.0

wariness

6 5.4

distrust

58 3.5

Surface Forms

overtrust singular

overtrusts plural

Morphology

overtrust = trust (transparent) = over + trust

The word is a direct combination of the productive prefix 'over-' meaning excessive and the noun 'trust', so the meaning 'excessive trust' is readily derived.

Etymology

Overtrust comes from the prefix over- meaning 'too much' and the word trust meaning 'belief in someone'. Imagine filling a cup of trust until it spills — overtrust is that 'too much' trust that can lead to problems.