distrusted; distrusting; distrusts
: to have no trust or confidence in
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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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
While usage and knowledge is now up, there is still a distrust among even those who are incorporating it into their daily lives.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
But Kafka typically distrusted psychological interpretations.
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
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Noun
But Sliwa has refused, citing lingering Republican distrust of Cuomo and his own appeal to independents.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
While usage and knowledge is now up, there is still a distrust among even those who are incorporating it into their daily lives.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
Michael Noone, Scott’s partner, catalyzed Steve’s investigation but came to distrust its findings.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
But Kafka typically distrusted psychological interpretations.
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Distrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distrust. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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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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