distrust

[dis-truhst] /dɪsˈtrʌst/
verb (used with object)
1.
to regard with doubt or suspicion; have no trust in.
noun
2.
lack of trust; doubt; suspicion.
Origin
1505-15; dis-1 + trust
Related forms
distruster, noun
predistrust, noun, verb (used with object)
Synonyms
2. See suspicion.
Examples from the web for distrust
  • There can be no doubt that distrust of words is less harmful than unwarranted trust in them.
  • Historically there has been an element of distrust between turtle ecologists and hobbyists.
  • But these and other agreements languish as mutual distrust continues.
  • It is a cause of distrust and potentially another round of debilitating argument.
  • If you distrust the motivation for the recorder, and are tenured, ask.
  • The university is a ground of distrust and cynicism.
  • We were cautiously optimistic, but past experience had trained us to distrust such feelings.
  • distrust public statements issued from their serried ranks.
  • She hasn't done anything from this thread that demonstrates a reason to distrust her.
  • By then, the public's distrust of electricity had diminished.
British Dictionary definitions for distrust

distrust

/dɪsˈtrʌst/
verb
1.
to regard as untrustworthy or dishonest
noun
2.
suspicion; doubt
Derived Forms
distruster, noun
distrustful, adjective
distrustfully, adverb
distrustfulness, noun
Word Origin and History for distrust

early 15c. (v.); 1510s (n.), from dis- + trust. "The etymologically correct form is mistrust, in which both elements are Teutonic" [Klein]. Related: Distrusted; distrusting; distrustful; distrustfully; distrustfulness.