mistrust
[ mis-truhst ]
noun
lack of trust or confidence; distrust.
verb (used with object)
to regard with mistrust, suspicion, or doubt; distrust.
to surmise.
verb (used without object)
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
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
British Dictionary definitions for mistrust
mistrust
/ (ˌmɪsˈtrʌst) /
verb
to have doubts or suspicions about (someone or something)
noun
distrust
Derived forms of mistrust
- mistruster, noun
- mistrustful, adjective
- mistrustfully, adverb
- mistrustfulness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse