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distrust en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /dɪsˈtɹɐst/ (Australia)
  • /dɪsˈtɹʌst/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (California, Southern) audio
  • /dəsˈtɹɐst/ (New-Zealand)
  • /dɪsˈtɹʊst/ (Northern-England)

Etymology

From dis- + trust, alteration of the earlier term wantrust.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) Lack of trust or confidence.
    • Many people have developed a cynical distrust of politicians.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
distrusts Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

distrustful · distrustless · memory distrust syndrome · self-distrust

Synonyms

mistrust · untrust · wantrust

Translations (41)

ja 疑惑 (lack of trust or confidence) · tl kawalang-tiwala (lack of trust or confidence) · uk недові́ра (lack of trust or confidence) · ru сомне́ние (lack of trust or confidence) · ja 不信 (lack of trust or confidence) · it diffidenza (lack of trust or confidence) · cs nedůvěra (lack of trust or confidence) · bg съмнение (lack of trust or confidence) · cmn 疑惑 (lack of trust or confidence) · cmn 不信 (lack of trust or confidence) · nb mistillit (lack of trust or confidence) · hu bizalmatlanság (lack of trust or confidence) · eo malfido (lack of trust or confidence) · it sfiducia (lack of trust or confidence) · fr méfiance (lack of trust or confidence) · ka უნდობლობა (lack of trust or confidence) · el καχυποψία (lack of trust or confidence) · uk недові́р'я (lack of trust or confidence) · gl desconfianza (lack of trust or confidence) · es difidencia (lack of trust or confidence) · grc ἀπιστία (lack of trust or confidence) · ko 의혹 (lack of trust or confidence) · de Misstrauen (lack of trust or confidence) · ro difidență (lack of trust or confidence) · nl wantrouwen (lack of trust or confidence) · ko 불신 (lack of trust or confidence) · fr défiance (lack of trust or confidence) · pt desconfiança (lack of trust or confidence) · es defianza (lack of trust or confidence) · ro neîncredere (lack of trust or confidence) · id ketidakpercayaan (lack of trust or confidence) · es desconfianza (lack of trust or confidence) · fi epäluottamus (lack of trust or confidence) · ru недове́рие (lack of trust or confidence) · enm wantrust (lack of trust or confidence) · gl receo (lack of trust or confidence) · pl niedowierzanie (lack of trust or confidence) · es recelo (lack of trust or confidence) · sv misstro (lack of trust or confidence) · de Argwohn (lack of trust or confidence) · bg недоверие (lack of trust or confidence)

distrust en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /dɪsˈtɹɐst/ (Australia)
  • /dɪsˈtɹʌst/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (California, Southern) audio
  • /dəsˈtɹɐst/ (New-Zealand)
  • /dɪsˈtɹʊst/ (Northern-England)

Etymology

From dis- + trust, alteration of the earlier term wantrust.

Meanings

  1. To put no trust in; to have no confidence in.
    • Lord Baelish, perhaps I was wrong to distrust you. Petyr Baelish (Aidan Gillen): Distrusting me was the wisest thing you've done since you climbed off your horse. 2011 May 8, Bryan Cogman, “Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things”, in Game of Thrones, season 1, episode 4, spoken by Eddard Stark (Sean Bean):
    • Moreover, genuinely conservative governments were inclined to distrust all intellectuals and ideologists, even reactionary ones, for, once the principle of thinking rather than obeying was accepted, the end was in sight. 1962, Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Revolution. 1789-1848, page 230:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
distrustest Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres archaic lexicographic
distrust Number=Plur, Tense=Pres lexicographic
distrust VerbForm=Inf lexicographic
distrust Mood=Sub, Tense=Pres lexicographic
distrust Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Pres lexicographic
distrust Mood=Imp, Tense=Pres lexicographic
distrust Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres lexicographic
distrusteth Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres archaic lexicographic
distrusted Number=Plur, Tense=Past lexicographic
distrusted Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Past lexicographic
distrusted Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past lexicographic
distrusted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
distrusted Mood=Sub, Tense=Past lexicographic
distrusted Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Past lexicographic
distrusted Tense=Past lexicographic
distrusts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
distrustedst Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past archaic lexicographic
distrusting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

distruster

Synonyms

mistrust

Translations (21)

got 𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to put no trust in) · ro suspecta (to put no trust in) · eo malfidi (to put no trust in) · kea diskunfia (to put no trust in) · bg съмнявам се (to put no trust in) · mi matakana (to put no trust in) · grc ἀπιστέω (to put no trust in) · fr se méfier (to put no trust in) · gl recear (to put no trust in) · sv misstro (to put no trust in) · es desconfiar (to put no trust in) · ro mefia (to put no trust in) · fi olla luottamatta (to put no trust in) · it diffido (to put no trust in) · cs nedůvěřovat (to put no trust in) · nl wantrouwen (to put no trust in) · kea deskonfiá (to put no trust in) · mi hoto (to put no trust in) · gl sospeitar (to put no trust in) · gl desconfiar (to put no trust in) · pt desconfiar de (to put no trust in)