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distrust

[ dis-truhst ]

/ dɪsˈtrʌst /

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verb (used with object)

to regard with doubt or suspicion; have no trust in.

noun

lack of trust; doubt; suspicion.

Origin of distrust

First recorded in 1505–15; dis-¹ + trust

SYNONYMS FOR distrust

2 See suspicion.

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OTHER WORDS FROM distrust

dis·trust·er, noun pre·dis·trust, noun, verb (used with object)

Words nearby distrust

district of columbia, district six, distringas, distrito federal, distrix, distrust, distrustful, disturb, disturbance, disturbed, disturbing

Example sentences from the Web for distrust

Bridging the divide between the police and those who distrust them will take more than protests and symbolic gestures.

How to Solve the Policing Crisis |Keli Goff |January 5, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
This distrust in the government can ultimately strengthen Boko Haram.

The New Face of Boko Haram’s Terror: Teen Girls |Nina Strochlic |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And they augur badly for the overall effort, revealing the deep level of distrust the Turkish president harbors for the West.

Turkish President Declares Lawrence of Arabia a Bigger Enemy than ISIS |Jamie Dettmer |October 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In the eyes of Barmmy, distrust of the medical world runs deeper than misinformation alone.

Courageous Filmmakers Are Fighting Ebola On Screen |Abby Haglage |August 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Since then, America has come to distrust government, predictably and almost continuously.

Four Decades of Declining Trust in D.C. |Lloyd Green |August 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
First impressions sometimes give rise to doubt and distrust.

Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew |Robert McReynolds
The appointment was hardly made, when clouds of distrust began to roll over the spirit of Philip.

Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 |Various
In contempt for their fellow men, in suspicion and distrust, they were alike.

Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 |Mrs. Thomson
Manifest no distrust, or you may invite the danger you appear to apprehend.

The Last of the Mohicans |James Fenimore Cooper
Oriel Porphyry regarded the musician, for the first time, with a look of distrust.

Lady Eureka, v. 1 (of 3) |Robert Folkestone Williams

British Dictionary definitions for distrust

distrust

/ (dɪsˈtrʌst) /

verb

to regard as untrustworthy or dishonest

noun

suspicion; doubt

Derived forms of distrust

distruster, noun distrustful, adjective distrustfully, adverb distrustfulness, noun