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mis·trust

   [mis-truhst]
noun
1.
lack of trust or confidence; distrust.
verb (used with object)
2.
to regard with mistrust, suspicion, or doubt; distrust.
3.
to surmise.

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verb (used without object)
4.
to be distrustful.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English mistrusten (v.), mistrust (noun). See mis-1, trust

Related forms
mis·trust·er, noun
mis·trust·ing·ly, adverb
self-mis·trust, noun
un·mis·trust·ed, adjective
un·mis·trust·ing, adjective
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mistrust (ˌmɪsˈtrʌst)
 
—vb
1.  to have doubts or suspicions about (someone or something)
 
—n
2.  distrust
 
mis'truster
 
—n
 
mis'trustful
 
—adj
 
mis'trustfully
 
—adv
 
mis'trustfulness
 
—n

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mistrust
late 14c.; see mis- (1) + trust (v.).
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