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Distrust

//dɪsˈtɹʌst// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Lack of trust or confidence. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the trait of not trusting others wordnet
  3. 3
    doubt about someone's honesty wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To put no trust in; to have no confidence in.

    "Moreover, genuinely conservative governments were inclined to distrust all intellectuals and ideologists, even reactionary ones, for, once the principle of thinking rather than obeying was accepted, the end was in sight."

  2. 2
    regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From dis- + trust, alteration of the earlier term wantrust.

Etymology 2

From dis- + trust, alteration of the earlier term wantrust.

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