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distrust

/dɪsˈtɹʌst/noun, verb2 syllables

Distrust means: doubt about someone's honesty.

Synonyms for distrust7

noun, as in doubt about someone's honesty

misgiving, mistrust, suspicion

noun, as in the trait of not trusting others

distrustfulness, mistrust

verb, as in regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in

mistrust, suspect

also used for distrust

untrust, wantrust

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Opposites of distrust

trust

What does distrust mean?3

noun

1

doubt about someone's honesty

2

the trait of not trusting others

verb

1

regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in“I suspect her true motives”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with distrust?17

three syllables

antitrust
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Distrust in a sentence

  • Distrust of people, not to mention hate, is the root of human suffering.unknown
  • The rumors were unfounded, but gossip can easily feed the flames of distrust.LoverofEnglish
  • Yanni can't build a love relationship based on distrust.Amastan
  • There's a tendency for people to distrust anything new.sundown
  • What, then, is this? Distrust. Guard this, cling to this.mhenderson5
  • Discrimination against them and their distrust of outsiders both play a role in keeping them trapped in poverty.mailohilohi
  • There is a lot of distrust and resentment between Algeria and Morocco.Amastan
  • People tend to distrust anything new.sundown

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Forms of distrust

as a noun

plural
distrusts

as a verb

past tense
distrusted
present participle
distrusting
third-person singular
distrusts
past participle
distrusted