Definition of DISTRUST

distrust

Plural: distrusts

Noun

  • doubt about someone's honesty
  • the trait of not trusting others
  • Lack of trust or confidence.

Verb

Verb Forms: distrusted, distrusting, distrusts

  • To regard with suspicion; to have no confidence in.
  • regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
  • To put no trust in; to have no confidence in.

Examples

  • I DISTRUST any opponent who takes an unusually long time to play a two-letter word.

Origin / Etymology

From dis- + trust, alteration of the earlier term wantrust.

Antonyms

trust

Scrabble Score: 9

distrust: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
distrust: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
distrust: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

distrust: valid Words With Friends Word