distrusted; distrusting; distrusts
: to have no trust or confidence in
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Examples of distrust in a Sentence
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
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Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2024
The war cabinet discussions are shrouded in secrecy and riven by old rivalries and distrust.
—Russell Goldman, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Another recent study, from researchers at Duke University Medical Center, found distrust in health care providers to be a common theme in the top 100 videos tagged with #IUD, which had 471 million views and 1 million shares.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2024
The war cabinet discussions are shrouded in secrecy and riven by old rivalries and distrust.
—Russell Goldman, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Distrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distrust. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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distrust
1 of 2 verb
dis·trust
(ˈ)dis-ˈtrəst 
: to have no trust or confidence in
distrust
2 of 2 noun
: a lack of trust or confidence
distrustful
adjective
-fəl
distrustfully
adverb
-fə-lē
distrustfulness
noun
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