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English Dictionary: Mistrust by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mistrust
n
  1. doubt about someone's honesty [syn: misgiving, mistrust, distrust, suspicion]
  2. the trait of not trusting others
    Synonym(s): distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust
    Antonym(s): trust, trustfulness, trustingness
v
  1. 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]:
   Mistrust \Mis*trust"\, n.
      Want of confidence or trust; suspicion; distrust. --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mistrust \Mis*trust"\, v. t.
      1. To regard with jealousy or suspicion; to suspect; to doubt
            the integrity of; to distrust.
  
                     I will never mistrust my wife again.   --Shak.
  
      2. To forebode as near, or likely to occur; to surmise.
  
                     By a divine instinct, men's minds mistrust Ensuing
                     dangers.                                             --Shak.
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