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Meanings of distrust in English

Portuguese
receio
Catalan
recel
Spanish
desconfianza

Doubt about someone's honesty.

receio
Portuguese
desconfiam
Catalan
recel
Spanish
desconfianza

The trait of not trusting others.

desconfiam
Portuguese
desconfiar
Catalan
malfiar-se
Spanish
desconfiar

Regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in.

desconfiar

Loss or lack of belief or confidence.

Usage of distrust in English
1
Blair's approach worked wonders initially, but it soon led to public distrust.
The Guardian
2
For some, broker distrust is simply one more reason to steer clear.
Reuters
3
Corbyn is steeped in socialist distrust of institutions that uphold free markets.
The Guardian
4
Fear and distrust are part of the fabric of Northern Ireland politics.
The Irish Times
5
Discusses national polls concerning Nixon: most Americans distrust him but fear impeachment.
The new yorker
6
All these things create distrust and discontent in an organisation, she said.
The South African
7
He was really starting to distrust politicians who quickly agreed to something.
Beyond The Frontier: Dreadnaught
8
Tolerance gave way to antagonism; distrust to bitterness; grievance to open hostility.
The Rules of the Game
9
We agree with the former in his distrust of the old metaphysic.
The Complex Vision
10
I do not like this distrust; it makes me distrust the poet.
P.'s Correspondence (From "Mosses from an Old Manse")
11
The successes of the Thebans revived the jealousy and distrust of Athens.
A Smaller History of Greece: from the Earliest Times to the Roma...
12
There was nothing to hint of danger or the need of distrust.
The Blue Lagoon
13
Both ladies desired her to be explicit; Arabella, eagerly; Cornelia with distrust.
Sandra Belloni — Volume 2
14
Personal experience had taught me to distrust the authorities in Moonlight Bay.
Seize the night
15
She's beginning to distrust her ability to take the measure of people.
The sealed letter
16
The other source of distrust is the experience of the woman herself.
Woman and the New Race
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Translations for distrust
Distrust through the time
Distrust across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common