English noun: distrust | |||
1. | distrust (cognition) doubt about someone's honesty | ||
Synonyms | misgiving, mistrust, suspicion | ||
Broader (hypernym) | doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty | ||
2. | distrust (attribute) the trait of not trusting others | ||
Synonyms | distrustfulness, mistrust | ||
Broader (hypernym) | trait | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | suspicion, suspiciousness | ||
Antonyms | trustfulness, trustingness, trust | ||
English verb: distrust | |||
1. | distrust (cognition) regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in | ||
Examples | They want to distrust the prisoners | ||
Synonyms | mistrust, suspect | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disbelieve, discredit | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | doubt | ||
Antonyms | rely, trust, swear, bank | ||