Mistrust

Quick meaning: Mistrust is a noun meaning Lack of trust or confidence; distrust, untrust.

Meaning

Lack of trust or confidence; distrust, untrust.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To have no confidence in (something or someone).
2. (transitive) To be wary, suspicious or doubtful of (something or someone).
3. (transitive) To suspect, to imagine or suppose (something) to be the case.
4. (intransitive) To be suspicious.

Example Sentences

He mistrusted my youth, my common-sense, and my seamanship, and made a point of showing it in a hundred little ways.

The innocent beauty of her face was not as innocent to me as it had been; I mistrusted the natural grace and charm of her manner […]

The Britans marching out againſt them, and miſtruſting thir own power, ſend to Germanus and his Collegue, repoſing more in the ſpiritual ſtrength of thoſe two men, than in thir own thouſands arm’d.

As soon as it was dark enough to conceal our Flight, we assembl’d together, and took a considerable Quantity of Muslins and Callicoes, and hung them upon the Bushes, that the Spies, who we knew watch’d us, might not any ways mistrust our sudden Removal.

Word Forms

• mistrusts
• mistrusting
• mistrusted
• mistrustest
• mistrustedst
• mistrusteth

Synonyms for mistrust

Depending on context, synonyms include distrust, untrust, wantrust, suspicion, misgiving, distrustfulness.

Antonyms for mistrust

Common opposites include trust, bank, swear, trustfulness, rely, trustingness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include distrust, distrustfulness, suspicion, suspect, misgiving, doubt.

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