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