noun

distrust

dihs-TRUHST

noun

A lack of trust or confidence in someone or something.

"There's deep distrust between the two rival companies."

verb

To have no confidence in someone or something.

"He distrusts anyone who avoids eye contact."

How to Use Distrust

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo not trust, or a general feeling of suspicion.

Common pairings

deep distrust distrust of authority mutual distrust

Word Forms

distrusted past tense, distrusts plural, distrust plural, distrusted plural, distrusts singular, distrust singular, distrusted singular, distrustest singular, distrustedst singular, distrusteth singular

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Etymology

Formed by adding the negative prefix dis- to trust.

Synonyms

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mistrust

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