distrust
Use Distrust in a sentence
noun
2.
lack of trust; doubt; suspicion.
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distrust (dɪsˈtrʌst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to regard as untrustworthy or dishonest |
| —n | |
| 2. | suspicion; doubt |
| dis'truster | |
| —n | |
| dis'trustful | |
| —adj | |
| dis'trustfully | |
| —adv | |
| dis'trustfulness | |
| —n | |
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Distrust
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is distinction. Does it mean:
| marking off as different |
| an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain. |
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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.
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