distrust

Language: en

🇺🇸 /dɪˈstrʌst/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A lack of trust; suspicion or doubt about the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something.
  2. verb
    To have no trust or confidence in; to regard with suspicion or doubt.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable 3rd sing.: distrusts Past: distrusted Past part.: distrusted Pres part.: distrusting

Collocations

mutual distrustdeep distrustdistrust ofbreed distrustarouse distrusta sense of distrust

Derivatives

distrustfuldistrustfullydistrustfulness

Synonyms

mistrustsuspiciondoubtskepticismwarinessmisgiving

Antonyms

trustconfidencefaith

Commonly confused

mistrust
EN: 'Mistrust' suggests a vague or general unease, while 'distrust' implies a stronger, more active or justified lack of trust.
distress
EN: 'Distress' means extreme anxiety or suffering; 'distrust' means lack of trust — they share the 'dis-' prefix but have unrelated roots.
distract
EN: 'Distract' means to divert attention; 'distrust' means to lack trust — different roots despite similar spelling.

Spelling tips

EN: Do not confuse 'distrust' with 'distress' or 'distract'. The word is simply 'dis-' + 'trust'.

💬 Examples

  1. There is a growing distrust of government institutions among young people.

  2. She distrusted his motives from the very beginning.