distrust

🇺🇸 /dɪsˈtrʌst/ 🇬🇧 /dɪsˈtrʌst/
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noun
R

A feeling that you believe someone or something is not honest or reliable.

There was a clear sense of distrust between the two groups.

verb
R

To believe that someone or something is not honest or reliable.

I distrust his ability to keep a secret.

translation

n. A feeling that you believe someone or something is not honest or reliable.
v. To believe that someone or something is not honest or reliable.

Word Forms

3rd Present distrusts
Progressive distrusting
Past distrusted
Perfect distrusted
Plural distrusts