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mistrusting

 [mis-truhst]   Origin

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