mistrust

n.
Lack of trust or confidence arising from suspicion. See synonyms at uncertainty.


v., -trust·ed, -trust·ing, -trusts.

v.tr.
To regard without trust or confidence.

v.intr.
To be wary, suspicious, or doubtful.

mistrustful mis·trust'ful adj.
mistrustfully mis·trust'ful·ly adv.
mistrustfulness mis·trust'ful·ness n.

noun

1. Lack of trust: distrust, doubt, leeriness, suspicion. See trust/distrust.
2. A lack of conviction or certainty: doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, question, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainty, wonder. See certain/uncertain.

verb

1. To lack trust or confidence in: distrust, doubt, misdoubt, suspect. See trust/distrust.
2. To be uncertain, disbelieving, or skeptical about: distrust, doubt, misdoubt, question, wonder. Idioms: have one's doubts. See certain/uncertain.

n

Definition: doubtfulness
Antonyms: belief, certainty, confidence, faith, trust

v

Definition: doubt
Antonyms: be certain, believe, have faith, trust

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: doubt about someone's honesty
  Synonyms: misgiving, distrust, suspicion

Meaning #2: the trait of not trusting others
  Synonyms: distrust, distrustfulness

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The verb mistrust has one meaning:

Meaning #1: regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
  Synonyms: distrust, suspect
  Antonym: trust (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - mistro, have mistillid til
v. intr. - være mistænkelig, have mistro til
n. - mistro, mistillid

Nederlands (Dutch)
wantrouwen

Français (French)
v. tr. - se méfier de, ne pas avoir confiance en, se défier de, douter de
v. intr. - ne pas avoir confiance en, douter de, se défier de
n. - méfiance, défiance, manque de confiance

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mißtrauen
v. - mißtrauen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δυσπιστία, έλλειψη εμπιστοσύνης, αμφιβολία
v. - δυσπιστώ, δεν εμπιστεύομαι, υποπτεύομαι

Italiano (Italian)
diffidenza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - desconfiança
v. - desconfiar

Русский (Russian)
недоверие, не доверять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desconfiar, recelar, sospechar de
v. intr. - sospechar
n. - desconfianza, recelo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - misstroende
v. - misstro, misstänka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不信任, 不相信, 怀疑, 猜疑

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 不信任, 不相信, 懷疑
v. intr. - 不相信, 懷疑
n. - 不信任, 猜疑

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 믿지 않다
v. intr. - 의심을 품다
n. - 불신, 의혹

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 不信, 疑惑
v. - 信用しない, 疑う, 推測する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عدم ثقه (فعل) يفقد الثقه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חשד ב-, לא בטח ב-‬
v. intr. - ‮חשד ב-, לא בטח ב-‬
n. - ‮חשדנות, אי-אמון‬

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