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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Jillian E. Snider, Boston Herald, 13 June 2025
Though talks are scheduled, mutual distrust and competing demands continue to cloud the path to any lasting agreement.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
The same goes for platforms that users grow to distrust.
—ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
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Noun
Many victims remain silent out of fear, distrust or the belief that reporting won’t help.
—Jillian E. Snider, Boston Herald, 13 June 2025
Though talks are scheduled, mutual distrust and competing demands continue to cloud the path to any lasting agreement.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Verb
After the 1979 revolution, the new Islamist regime of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini distrusted the military built by the former Shah.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
The same goes for platforms that users grow to distrust.
—ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
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“Distrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distrust. Accessed 17 Jun. 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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