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distrust
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Distrust
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dis·trust
/
dɪsˈtrʌst
/
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[
dis-
truhst
]
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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
dis·trust·er,
noun
pre·dis·trust,
noun,
verb (used with object)
Synonyms
2.
See
suspicion
.
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distrust
(dɪsˈtrʌst)
—
vb
1.
to regard as untrustworthy or dishonest
—
n
2.
suspicion; doubt
dis'truster
—
n
dis'trustful
—
adj
dis'trustfully
—
adv
dis'trustfulness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
distrust
1510s, from
dis-
+
trust
(v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
There can be no doubt that
distrust
of words is less harmful than unwarranted
trust in them.
Working and planning from a place of fear and
distrust
can be debilitating.
His
distrust
of funds of hedge funds, which channel investors' money to a
portfolio of managers, is apparently shared.
But its common root is
distrust
of ordinary people's minds and spirit.
Victims are taught by their traffickers to
distrust
outsiders, especially law enforcement.
But these and other agreements languish as mutual
distrust
continues.
And this may be so, but a result is a fundamental
distrust
of the audiovisual, in favor of books.
It increases our demands from government, even as it increases our aversion to taxes and our
distrust
of government.
But the movement's earlier uses of terror, and the uncompromising views of some of its members, have caused many to
distrust
him.
Instead, they've adopted a deep-seated
distrust
of all borrowers, even financially secure ones.
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