Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
verb (used with object)
- to regard with doubt or suspicion; have no trust in.
noun
- lack of trust; doubt; suspicion.
verb
- to regard as untrustworthy or dishonest
noun
- suspicion; doubt
early 15c. (v.); 1510s (n.), from dis- + trust. “The etymologically correct form is mistrust, in which both elements are Teutonic” [Klein]. Related: Distrusted; distrusting; distrustful; distrustfully; distrustfulness.