distrust

English

Etymology

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

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Noun

distrust (usually uncountable, plural distrusts)

  1. Lack of trust or confidence.
    Many people have developed a cynical distrust of politicians.

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distrust (third-person singular simple present distrusts, present participle distrusting, simple past and past participle distrusted)

  1. To put no trust in; to have no confidence in.
    • 1962, Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Revolution. 1789-1848, page 230:
      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.
    • 2011 May 8, Bryan Cogman, “Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things”, in Game of Thrones, season 1, episode 4, spoken by Eddard Stark (Sean Bean):
      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.

Conjugation

Conjugation of distrust
infinitive (to) distrust
present tense past tense
1st-person singular distrust distrusted
2nd-person singular distrust, distrustest† distrusted, distrustedst†
3rd-person singular distrusts, distrusteth† distrusted
plural distrust
subjunctive distrust distrusted
imperative distrust —
participles distrusting distrusted

† Archaic or obsolete.

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