distrust

/dɪstɹˈʌst/

/dɪˈstɹəst/

to distrust

MAIN VERB

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

synonyms : mistrust

antonyms : trust

Distrust

doubt about someone's honesty

synonyms : misgiving

the trait of not trusting others

antonyms : trust

Examples

1. Your clients will come to distrust you if you keep promising them the world and then inevitably fail to deliver.

2. Perkins had distrusted the officers in Laredo.

3. Members of the movement completely distrust modern technologies, as well as currency.

4. People may distrust a female mechanic.