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distrust

noun

1 distrust

Doubt about someone's honesty.

synonyms: misgiving, mistrust, suspicion.

Roget 485: unbelief, disbelief, misbelief; discredit, miscreance; infidelity etc. (irreligion) 989; dissent etc. 489; change of opinion ... show more

Dutch: verdenking, argwaan koesteren, achterdocht, argwaan, suspicie, wantrouwen

2 distrust

The trait of not trusting others.

synonyms: distrustfulness, mistrust.

Polish: niedowierzanie, nieufność

verb

1 distrust

Regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in.

synonyms: mistrust, suspect.

Roget 485: disbelieve, discredit; not believe etc. 484; misbelieve; refuse to admit etc. (dissent) 489; refuse to believe etc. (incredulity) ... show more

Roget 487: be incredulous etc. adj.; distrust etc. (disbelieve) 485; refuse to believe; shut one's eyes to, shut one's ears to; turn a deaf ear to; hold aloof, ignore, ... show more

Roget 860: fear, stand in awe of; be afraid etc. adj.; have qualms etc. n.; apprehend, sit upon thorns, eye askance; distrust etc. (disbelieve) ... show more

Dutch: wantrouwen


Moby thesaurus: Pyrrhonism, apprehension, awake a doubt, be diffident, be doubtful, be dubious, be possessive, be skeptical, be uncertain, cageyness, call in question, caution, challenge, chariness, contest, diffidence, disbelief, disbelieve, discredit, dispute ... show more.

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