mistrust
lack of trust or confidence; distrust.
to regard with mistrust, suspicion, or doubt; distrust.
to surmise.
to be distrustful.
Origin of mistrust
1Other words from mistrust
- 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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How to use mistrust in a sentence
Her passion for the young man had filled her soul, given her a certain satisfaction, eased her of her self-mistrust, her doubt.
Sons and Lovers | David Herbert LawrenceWe offer this solution to savants with the most profound self-mistrust.
Instigations | Ezra PoundThe realization bent her slender figure under a load of self-reproach and self-mistrust.
Told in a French Garden | Mildred AldrichUnderneath their charmingly gay and open manner there is a self-consciousness, a self-mistrust.
Peeps at Many Lands: Ireland | Katharine TynanOur energies in Ireland are sapped by a cynical self-mistrust which is spread everywhere through society.
Imaginations and Reveries | (A.E.) George William Russell
British Dictionary definitions for mistrust
/ (ˌmɪsˈtrʌst) /
to have doubts or suspicions about (someone or something)
distrust
Derived forms of mistrust
- mistruster, noun
- mistrustful, adjective
- mistrustfully, adverb
- mistrustfulness, noun
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