Distrust : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Distrust	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Distrust
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
distrust n doubt about someone's honesty [syn: misgiving, mistrust, distrust, suspicion] the trait of not trusting others Synonym(s): distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust Antonym(s): trust, trustfulness, trustingness v regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in Synonym(s): distrust, mistrust, suspect Antonym(s): bank, rely, swear, trust
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distrust \Distrust"\, n. 1. Doubt of sufficiency, reality, or sincerity; want of confidence, faith, or reliance; as, distrust* of one's power, authority, will, purposes, schemes, etc. 2. Suspicion of evil designs. Alienation and distrust . . . are the growth of false principles. --D. Webster. 3. State of being suspected; loss of trust. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distrust \Distrust"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distrusted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distrusting}.] [Cf. {Mistrust}.] To feel absence of trust in; not to confide in or rely upon; to deem of questionable sufficiency or reality; to doubt; to be suspicious of; to mistrust. Not distrusting my health. --2 Mac. ix. 22. To distrust* the justice of your cause. --Dryden. He that requireth the oath doth distrust that other. --Udall. Of all afraid, Distrusting all, a wise, suspicious maid. --Collins. Note: Mistrust has been almost wholly driven out by distrust. --T. L. K. Oliphant.