distrust in English

noun

1

the feeling that someone or something cannot be relied on.

his distrust of his mother's new suitor

synonyms: mistrust, suspicion, wariness, chariness, leeriness, lack of trust, lack of confidence, skepticism, doubt, doubtfulness, cynicism, misgivings, qualms, disbelief, dubiety

verb

1

doubt the honesty or reliability of; regard with suspicion.

like a skillful gambler, Dave distrusted a sure thing

synonyms: mistrust, be suspicious of, be wary/chary of, be leery of, regard with suspicion, suspect, be skeptical of, have doubts about, doubt, be unsure of/about, have misgivings about, wonder about, disbelieve (in)

noun

mistrust, suspicion, wariness, chariness, leeriness, lack of trust, lack of confidence, skepticism, doubt, doubtfulness, cynicism, misgivings, qualms, disbelief, dubiety
mistrust, distrustfulness
mistrust, suspicion, misgiving

verb

mistrust
mistrust, be suspicious of, be wary/chary of, be leery of, regard with suspicion, suspect, be skeptical of, have doubts about, doubt, be unsure of/about, have misgivings about, wonder about, disbelieve (in)
mistrust, suspect

Use "distrust" in a sentence

1. Perhaps he sensed your distrust.

2. Falsehood breeds distrust between marriage mates

3. 21 Perhaps he sensed your distrust.

4. Distrust is taking its place.

5. War Bequeaths a Distrust of Government

6. 10 He has a distrust of strangers.

7. Misunderstandings and reciprocal distrust have abounded.

8. I have an inherent distrust of lawyers.

9. He looked at the stranger with distrust.

10. That distrust stands as a barrier to peace.

11. 18 They looked at each other with distrust.

12. 14 Distrust of foreigners can shade into racism.

13. 9 She was always looked on with distrust.

14. A small doubt grows into deep distrust.

15. 19 She has a distrust of journalists.

16. His duplicity caused us to distrust him.

17. 2 He has a distrust of foreigners.

18. 24 Distrust of foreigners can shade into racism.

19. Distrust is a disease that kills a friendship.

20. 17 She had every reason to distrust him.

21. But all grown persons ineffably distrust one another.

22. 13 I have an inherent distrust of lawyers.

23. 5 He looked at the stranger with distrust.

24. We do not distrust the future of essential democracy .

25. He's so suspicious he would distrust his own mother.

26. 16 Distrust of foreigners can shade into racism.WHICH WORD?

27. 6 Great efforts were made to overcome public distrust.

28. 6 Local people regard the police with suspicion and distrust.

29. 25 Distrust of foreigners can shade into racism.WHICH WORD?

30. Mythic images may be the ones to distrust most.

31. I don't have any particular reason to distrust them.

32. 15 Sonia stared at me with dislike and distrust.

33. Some of that distrust would be irrevocably implanted in Honoria.

34. 20 He has a deep distrust of all modern technology.

35. 8 He's so suspicious he would distrust his own mother.

36. Modigliani's profound humanism and pessimism made him distrust political systems.

37. Until you are wed, distrust yourself as well as him.

38. 3 Local people regard the police with suspicion and distrust.

39. 12 Nonconformists retained a deep distrust of their Anglican neighbours.

40. 7 Increasingly,(www.Sentencedict.com) young people distrust all forms of government.

41. 4 I don't have any particular reason to distrust them.

42. Falsehood breeds distrust between marriage mates and among family members.

43. 8 Self-distrust is the cause of most of our failures. 

44. Families are about love and trust; law is the guarantor of distrust.

45. The proposals were greeted with a mixture of skepticism and distrust.

46. 22 Dylan's deep distrust of journalists made him difficult to interview.

47. 1 She has a healthy distrust of door-to-door salesmen.

48. It is more a gut feeling-a visceral distrust of foreigners.

49. 23 Her constant lying led me to distrust everything she said.

50. 11 To an extent East-West distrust continued throughout the war.