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distrust
[ dis-truhst ]
noun
- lack of trust; doubt; suspicion.
distrust
/ ɪˈٰʌ /
verb
- to regard as untrustworthy or dishonest
noun
- suspicion; doubt
Derived Forms
- 徱ˈٰܲٱ, noun
- 徱ˈٰܲٴڳܱ, adverb
- 徱ˈٰܲٴڳܱԱ, noun
- 徱ˈٰܲٴڳܱ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- 徱·ٰܲİ noun
- d·ٰܲ noun verb (used with object)
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
These narratives have found resonance in an online audience that harbours a general distrust of mainstream media and worries about South Korea's neighbours.
Within this climate of distrust, South Korea must head to the polls.
But recent clashes in Nasir county reveal the distrust over the slow progress on this.
“Serious oversights like this not only jeopardize the integrity of individual cases but also sow public distrust in the criminal legal system and call into question the efficacy and accuracy of criminal investigations.”
Often, we focus on distrust in institutions like government, media and science, but maybe the deeper issue is our distrust of each other.
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Distrust Vs. Mistrust
What’s the difference between distrust and mistrust?
As nouns, distrust and mistrust mean just about the same thing: doubt or suspicion—a lack of trust.
As verbs, they are also often used interchangeably to mean to regard someone with suspicion—to not trust them.
Some people think that there is a subtle difference in what each word implies. Distrust, they say, implies that there is a strong reason for the lack of trust—that it’s based on something that a person has already done. Mistrust, on the other hand, is said to be based on suspicion, as opposed to having a basis in someone’s past actions.
This may be what some people intend to imply when they use each word, but, still, most people use the two of them in just about the same way. Distrust is the more commonly used of the two. The adjective distrustful is also more common than mistrustful.
Here are some examples of distrust and mistrust used correctly in a sentence. In both cases, the other word could be swapped in without changing the meaning.
Example: I have a deep mistrust of landlords.
Example: She has distrusted me ever since I lost her book—and I think her distrust of me has grown since then.
Want to learn more? Read the full breakdown of the difference between distrust and mistrust.
Quiz yourself on distrust vs. mistrust!
True or False?
Distrust is only ever a verb, while mistrust is only ever a noun.
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