distrusted; distrusting; distrusts
: to have no trust or confidence in
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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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Caitlin Owens, Axios, 21 Nov. 2024
At the time, some were also feeling heightened distrust of law enforcement, which had in some places reacted to Black Lives Matter protests with violence.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
Thomas Meaney, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Others may instead look at it as the pilots having a very justifiable reason to distrust airline management, having lost years’ of gains in the past when contracts were ripped up during airline bankruptcies.
—Brian Foley, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Yes, but: The GOP has changed in recent years, tapping into some voters' distrust of government and willingness to embrace conspiracies.
—Caitlin Owens, Axios, 21 Nov. 2024
At the time, some were also feeling heightened distrust of law enforcement, which had in some places reacted to Black Lives Matter protests with violence.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
In one neighborhood, for instance, people distrusted milk in bottles, and wanted the cow to be milked in front of them.
—Thomas Meaney, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Others may instead look at it as the pilots having a very justifiable reason to distrust airline management, having lost years’ of gains in the past when contracts were ripped up during airline bankruptcies.
—Brian Foley, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Distrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distrust. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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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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