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单词 mistrust
释义 mis·trust
I. \(ˈ)mi|strəst\ noun
Etymology: Middle English, from mis- (I) + trust, n.
: a lack of confidence : distrust, suspicion
 < a certain unbreakable core of mistrust, suspicion, and disbelief — A.R.Marcus >
 < realize how weak the love of truth is in the majority and how widespread the mistrust of reason — W.R.Inge >
Synonyms: see uncertainty
II. verb
Etymology: Middle English mistrusten, from mis- (I) + trusten to trust — more at trust
transitive verb
1. : to regard with suspicion : have no trust or confidence in : suspect
 < mistrust me and are forever questioning me about my personal life — Isaac Rosenfeld >
 < she feared an argument; she mistrusted herself — Arnold Bennett >
2. : to have doubts about the truth, validity, or effectiveness of
 < calculated to make the weak-willed reader mistrust his own judgment — B.R.Redman >
 < who mistrust the investment of United States money, technical and military aid — Adrienne Koch >
3. : to have a foreboding of the existence or occurrence of : feel or believe to be likely : surmise — often used with noun clause as object
 < your mind mistrusted there was something wrong — Robert Frost >
intransitive verb
: to lack confidence : be suspicious
 < a place so wild that a man less accustomed to these things might have mistrusted and feared for his life — Willa Cather >
mis·trust·er \-tə(r)\ noun
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