distrust
verb/dɪsˈtrʌst/
/dɪsˈtrʌst/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they distrust | /dɪsˈtrʌst/ /dɪsˈtrʌst/ |
| he / she / it distrusts | /dɪsˈtrʌsts/ /dɪsˈtrʌsts/ |
| past simple distrusted | /dɪsˈtrʌstɪd/ /dɪsˈtrʌstɪd/ |
| past participle distrusted | /dɪsˈtrʌstɪd/ /dɪsˈtrʌstɪd/ |
| -ing form distrusting | /dɪsˈtrʌstɪŋ/ /dɪsˈtrʌstɪŋ/ |
- distrust somebody/something to feel that you cannot trust or believe somebody/something
- She distrusted his motives for wanting to see her again.
Which Word? distrust / mistrustdistrust / mistrustcompare mistrust- There is very little difference between these two words, but distrust is more common and perhaps slightly stronger. If you are sure that someone is acting dishonestly or cannot be relied on, you are more likely to say that you distrust them. If you are expressing doubts and suspicions, on the other hand, you would probably use mistrust.
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