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distrust \dis*trust"\, 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.
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Not distrusting my health. --2 Mac. ix.
22.
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To distrust the justice of your cause. --Dryden.
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He that requireth the oath doth distrust that other.
--Udall.
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Of all afraid,
Distrusting all, a wise, suspicious maid. --Collins.
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Note: Mistrust has been almost wholly driven out by distrust.
--T. L. K. Oliphant.
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distrust \dis*trust"\, n.
1. Doubt of sufficiency, reality, or sincerity; lack of
confidence, faith, or reliance; as, distrust of one's
power, authority, will, purposes, schemes, etc.
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2. Suspicion of evil designs.
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Alienation and distrust . . . are the growth of
false principles. --D. Webster.
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3. State of being suspected; loss of trust. --Milton.
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