distrust
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 8
/dɪsˈtɹʌst/
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/dɪsˈtɹʌst/ · /dɪsˈtɹʊst/
Definition of distrust
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable, usually)Lack of trust or confidence.
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noun
- (uncountable, usually)Lack of trust or confidence.
verb
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To put no trust in; to have no confidence in.
“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.”
“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.”
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Etymology
From dis- + trust, alteration of the earlier term wantrust.
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