Thesaurus: mistrust

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1. n. Want of confidence or trust; suspicion; distrust.
2. v. t. To regard with jealousy or suspicion; to suspect; to doubt the integrity of; to distrust.
3. v. t. To forebode as near, or likely to occur; to surmise.
4. n. doubt about someone's honesty
5. n. the trait of not trusting others
6. v. regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
7. Want of confidence or trust; suspicion; distrust. Milton. 1. To regard with jealousy or suspicion; to suspect; to doubt the integrity of; to distrust. I will never mistrust my wife again. Shak. 2. To forebode as near, or likely to occur; to surmise. By a divine instinct, men's minds mistrust Ensuing dangers. Shak.
8. Want of confidence or trust; suspicion; distrust. Milton.
9. v:33/n:67 n doubt about someone's honesty n the trait of not trusting others v regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in