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distrust

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /dɪsˈtɹʌst/
  • Northern-England: /dɪsˈtɹʊst/
  • rhymes with -ʌst
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  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S T R AH1 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Lack of trust or confidence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To put no trust in; to have no confidence in.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the trait of not trusting others

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: distrustfulness, mistrust

Antonyms: trust

Broader terms: trait

Narrower terms: suspicion, suspiciousness

4

noun

Meaning 4

doubt about someone's honesty

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: misgiving, mistrust, suspicion

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness

5

verb

Meaning 5

regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mistrust, suspect

Antonyms: trust

Broader terms: disbelieve, discredit

Narrower terms: doubt

History

Etymology

From dis- + trust, alteration of the earlier term wantrust.

Across languages

Translations

60 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: недоверие (nedoverie) — lack of trust or confidence
  • Bulgarian: съмнение (sǎmnenie) — lack of trust or confidence
  • Chinese Mandarin: 疑惑 (yíhuò) — lack of trust or confidence
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不信 (bùxìn) — lack of trust or confidence
  • Czech: nedůvěra — lack of trust or confidence
  • Dutch: wantrouwen — lack of trust or confidence
  • Esperanto: malfido — lack of trust or confidence
  • French: défiance — lack of trust or confidence
  • French: méfiance — lack of trust or confidence
  • Galician: desconfianza — lack of trust or confidence
  • Galician: receo — lack of trust or confidence
  • Georgian: უნდობლობა (undobloba) — lack of trust or confidence
  • German: Misstrauen — lack of trust or confidence
  • German: Argwohn — lack of trust or confidence
  • Greek: καχυποψία (kachypopsía) — lack of trust or confidence
  • Ancient Greek: ἀπιστία (apistía) — lack of trust or confidence
  • Hungarian: bizalmatlanság — lack of trust or confidence
  • Indonesian: ketidakpercayaan — lack of trust or confidence
  • Italian: diffidenza — lack of trust or confidence
  • Italian: sfiducia — lack of trust or confidence
  • Japanese: 疑惑 (giwaku) — lack of trust or confidence
  • Japanese: 不信 (fushin) — lack of trust or confidence
  • Korean: 의혹 (uihok) — lack of trust or confidence
  • Korean: 불신 (bulsin) — lack of trust or confidence
  • Middle English: wantrust — lack of trust or confidence
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mistillit — lack of trust or confidence
  • Polish: niedowierzanie — lack of trust or confidence
  • Portuguese: desconfiança — lack of trust or confidence
  • Romanian: neîncredere — lack of trust or confidence
  • Romanian: difidență — lack of trust or confidence
  • Russian: недове́рие (nedovérije) — lack of trust or confidence
  • Russian: сомне́ние (somnénije) — lack of trust or confidence
  • Spanish: desconfianza — lack of trust or confidence
  • Spanish: recelo — lack of trust or confidence
  • Spanish: difidencia — lack of trust or confidence
  • Spanish: defianza — lack of trust or confidence
  • Swedish: misstro — lack of trust or confidence
  • Tagalog: kawalang-tiwala — lack of trust or confidence
  • Ukrainian: недові́ра (nedovíra) — lack of trust or confidence
  • Ukrainian: недові́р'я (nedovírʺja) — lack of trust or confidence
  • Bulgarian: съмнявам се (sǎmnjavam se) — to put no trust in
  • Czech: nedůvěřovat — to put no trust in
  • Dutch: wantrouwen — to put no trust in
  • Esperanto: malfidi — to put no trust in
  • French: se méfier — to put no trust in
  • Galician: desconfiar — to put no trust in
  • Galician: recear — to put no trust in
  • Galician: sospeitar — to put no trust in
  • Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ungalaubjan) — to put no trust in
  • Ancient Greek: ἀπιστέω (apistéō) — to put no trust in
  • Italian: diffido — to put no trust in
  • Kabuverdianu: diskunfia — to put no trust in
  • Kabuverdianu: deskonfiá — to put no trust in
  • Māori: matakana — to put no trust in
  • Māori: hoto — to put no trust in
  • Portuguese: desconfiar de — to put no trust in
  • Romanian: suspecta — to put no trust in
  • Romanian: mefia — to put no trust in
  • Spanish: desconfiar — to put no trust in
  • Swedish: misstro — to put no trust in