Thesaurus: distrust

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1. v. t. To feel absence of trust in; not to confide in or rely upon; to deem of questionable sufficiency or reality; to doubt; to be suspicious of; to mistrust.
2. n. Doubt of sufficiency, reality, or sincerity; want of confidence, faith, or reliance; as, distrust of one's power, authority, will, purposes, schemes, etc.
3. n. Suspicion of evil designs.
4. n. State of being suspected; loss of trust.
5. n. doubt about someone's honesty
6. n. the trait of not trusting others
7. v. regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
8. To feel absence of trust in; not to confide in or rely upon; to deem of questionable sufficiency or reality; to doubt; to be suspicious of; to mistrust. Not distrusting my health. 2 Mac. ix. 22. To distrust the justice of your cause. Dryden. He that requireth the oath doth distrust that other. Udall. Of all afraid, Distrusting all, a wise, suspicious maid. Collins. Note: Mistrust has been almost wholly driven out by distrust. T. L. K. Oliphant. 1. Doubt of sufficiency, reality, or sincerity; want of confidence, faith, or reliance; as, distrust of one's power, authority, will, purposes, schemes, etc. 2. Suspicion of evil designs. Alienation and distrust . . . are the growth of false principles. D. Webster. 3. State of being suspected; loss of trust. Milton.
9. To feel absence of trust in; not to confide in or rely upon; todeem of questionable sufficiency or reality; to doubt; to besuspicious of; to mistrust.Not distrusting my health. 2 Mac. ix. 22.To distrust the justice of your cause. Dryden.He that requireth the oath doth distrust that other. Udall.Of all afraid, Distrusting all, a wise, suspicious maid. Collins.
10. v:39/n:61 n. the trait of not trusting others v. regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in