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Mistrust — Mis*trust , v. t. 1. To regard with jealousy or suspicion; to suspect; to doubt the integrity of; to distrust. [1913 Webster] I will never mistrust my wife again. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To forebode as near, or likely to occur; to surmise. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mistrust — means to doubt, to lack confidence in . It does not necessarily imply any serious suspicion of malice or bad faith. This can happen in everyday life in situations where the parties otherwise trust each other, but find themselves questioning that… … Wikipedia
mistrust# — mistrust n 1 suspicion, skepticism, doubt, *uncertainty, dubiety, dubiosity Analogous words: misgiving, presentiment, foreboding, *apprehension Antonyms: trust: assurance Contrasted words: confidence, faith, reliance, dependence (see TRUST):… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
mistrust — [n] doubtfulness apprehension, chariness, concern, distrust, doubt, dubiety, dubiosity, fear, foreboding, incertitude, misgiving, presentiment, scruple, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainty, wariness, wonder; concepts 21,27,690 Ant. belief,… … New thesaurus
Mistrust — Mis*trust , n. Want of confidence or trust; suspicion; distrust. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mistrust — I verb apprehend, be anxious, be apprehensive, be cautious, be doubtful, be dubious, be loath, be nervous, be skeptical, be uncertain, cherish doubts, distrust, doubt, dread, entertain doubts, entertain suspicions, fear, give no credit to, harbor … Law dictionary
mistrust — ► VERB ▪ have no trust in. ► NOUN ▪ lack of trust. DERIVATIVES mistrustful adjective … English terms dictionary
mistrust — [mis′trust΄, mis trust′] n. lack of trust or confidence; suspicion; doubt vt., vi. to have no trust or confidence in (someone or something); doubt mistrustful adj … English World dictionary
mistrust — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, profound ▪ growing ▪ general, widespread (esp. BrE) ▪ mutual ▪ … Collocations dictionary
mistrust — n. 1) to arouse mistrust 2) deep, profound mistrust 3) mistrust towards * * * [mɪs trʌst] profound mistrust deep to arouse mistrust mistrust towards … Combinatory dictionary
mistrust — I UK [mɪsˈtrʌst] / US noun [singular/uncountable] a feeling that you should not trust someone or something Mistrust between the two countries is intense. mistrust of: Many voters have a deep mistrust of the government. II UK [mɪsˈtrʌst] / US verb … English dictionary
