distrust | ||
1. | [ verb ] regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in | |
Synonyms: | suspect mistrust | |
Related terms: | trust disbelieve doubt misgiving suspect | |
2. | [ noun ] doubt about someone's honesty | |
Synonyms: | suspicion mistrust misgiving | |
Related terms: | doubt | |
3. | [ verb ] consider unlikely or have doubts about | |
Synonyms: | doubt suspect | |
Examples: | "I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage" |
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Related terms: | question disbelieve suspect doubt | |
4. | [ noun ] the trait of not trusting others | |
Synonyms: | mistrust distrustfulness | |
Related terms: | trust trait suspicion | |
Similar spelling: |
diestrus distrustful diestrous distort distribute dioestrous distributor distributer distributed distract distrait distress diestrum district distraint diestrual distorted distressed distracted distortion dioestrual disturb destruct distraction distraught distressful distressing distortable distrain |