distrusted; distrusting; distrusts
: to have no trust or confidence in
Examples of distrust in a Sentence
Noun
He has a distrust of doctors.
the psychic's bold claims were greeted with distrust and outright scorn
Verb
She's always distrusted their promises.
we instinctively distrust those phone calls that tell us we have won a free vacation or car
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David Litt, Time, 28 July 2025
There is a distrust of the way that our government withholds information, for example, or covers things up, in their minds.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Twin Cities, 16 July 2025
Competing priorities—especially those coming from different functional leads—create friction, burnout, and eventually distrust.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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Noun
The two groups aren’t just distinct but opposite, the Sharks vs. Jets of outdoor recreation, each side dance-snapping at the other in rhythmic distrust.
—David Litt, Time, 28 July 2025
There is a distrust of the way that our government withholds information, for example, or covers things up, in their minds.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
Verb
Third, there are many good reasons to distrust the motives of people and organizations, especially corporations, that benefit from selling their wares to the American public.
—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Twin Cities, 16 July 2025
Competing priorities—especially those coming from different functional leads—create friction, burnout, and eventually distrust.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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“Distrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distrust. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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distrust
1 of 2 verb
dis·trust
(ˈ)dis-ˈtrəst 
: to have no trust or confidence in
distrust
2 of 2 noun
: a lack of trust or confidence
distrustful
adjective
-fəl
distrustfully
adverb
-fə-lē
distrustfulness
noun
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