distrust

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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.

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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.

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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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