Associations to the word «Distrust»

Wiktionary

DISTRUST, noun. Lack of trust or confidence.
DISTRUST, verb. To put no trust in; to have no confidence in.

Dictionary definition

DISTRUST, noun. Doubt about someone's honesty.
DISTRUST, noun. The trait of not trusting others.
DISTRUST, verb. Regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats