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单词 distrusts
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distrust

1 of 2

noun

dis·​trust (ˌ)dis-ˈtrəst How to pronounce distrust (audio)
: the lack or absence of trust

distrust

2 of 2

verb

distrusted; distrusting; distrusts

transitive verb

: to have no trust or confidence in

Synonyms

Noun

  • distrustfulness
  • doubt
  • dubiety
  • dubitation [archaic]
  • incertitude
  • misdoubt
  • misgiving
  • mistrust
  • mistrustfulness
  • query
  • reservation
  • skepticism
  • suspicion
  • uncertainty

Verb

  • doubt
  • misdoubt
  • mistrust
  • question
  • suspect
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Example Sentences

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
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Black Americans’ distrust of law enforcement combined with a mishmash of DNA databases means this new technology isn’t living up to its potential. USA Today, 26 Aug. 2022 Moreover, in situations of high stress or distrust, your body releases another hormone, cortisol. Keith M. Bellizzi, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2022 But on each side distrust prevails about the opponents' real intentions. Daniela Mohor W., CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 By 2019, that number had shot up to 58 percent — higher distrust than The New York Times, The Washington Post or MSNBC. David Bauder, Chron, 27 Aug. 2022 If distrust in our institutions got us in this political mess, support for our institutions will get us out. WSJ, 22 Aug. 2022 Kenyatta still won the election rerun, however, after Odinga told his supporters not to vote citing distrust in the electoral body. Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 But Trump had spent years nurturing a growing distrust among his most fervent supporters of the agencies charged with monitoring those risks, the FBI and Justice Department. Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2022 With no branch of government unscathed, the discord risks sowing distrust in the White House, the Congress and the Supreme Court. Lisa Mascaro, ajc, 12 Aug. 2022
Verb
But Grimm concluded in the memo that the guidelines do not exclude parents or encourage children to distrust them. Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2022 Take down too much and users will begin to distrust the platform. David Klepper, ajc, 19 Aug. 2022 Then, the individual artists could suffer, not benefit, from the updates, leading some artists to distrust Meta's push into the space. Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 An accompanying quiz teaches students to distrust any opposition activists in their own communities. New York Times, 16 July 2022 For different reasons, both sides of the political spectrum began to immensely distrust the platform monopolies. Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 June 2022 For one thing, African Americans have particular historical reasons to distrust the government and other major institutions. Samuel Goldman, The Week, 18 May 2022 Community members are speaking up, too, often with a sharpening sense of exclusion, distrust in government and a loss of power. The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 July 2022 Shareholders’ demand to see profitability — and distrust in the business model for the once-bullish ride-sharing sector — was the theme of Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi’s recent email to employees. Washington Post, 10 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1513, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1548, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

distrust 1 of 2

noun

dis·​trust dis-ˈtrəst How to pronounce distrust (audio)
: a lack of belief or confidence in : suspicion
The enemies eyed each other with distrust.

distrust

2 of 2

verb

distrusted; distrusting
: to have no belief or confidence in
I distrust the ad's claims.

distrusts

verb

present tense third-person singular of distrust
as in doubts
to have no trust or confidence in we instinctively distrust those phone calls that tell us we have won a free vacation or car

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • doubts
  • mistrusts
  • questions
  • suspects
  • disbelieves
  • misdoubts
  • discounts
  • discredits
  • negates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • depends (on or upon)
  • trusts
  • banks (on or upon)
  • relies (on or upon)
  • counts (on or upon)
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