- distrust⇄distrust, verb, noun.
- distrust⇄noun distruster.
- distrust⇄noun lack of trust; lack of belief in the goodness of; suspicion.
Ex. She could not overcome her distrust of the stranger.
(SYN) mistrust. - distrust⇄v.t. to have no confidence in; not trust; be suspicious of; doubt.
Ex. A fat man learns to distrust wobbly chairs. They distrust strangers in that town.