mistrustn.

Brit.

/ˌmɪsˈtrʌst/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsˈtrəst/

Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and trust n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, trust n.

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + trust n., after mistrust v. Compare mistrist n., mistrest n., mistraist n.

Lack of trust or confidence; suspicion, distrust; an instance of this. Formerly also: †doubt as to the truth or probability of a thing (obsolete). Usually with of, in, †to.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [noun]

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mistrusta1393

mistrista1400

supposinga1400

untrestc1400

wantrustc1405

diffidencea1425

misdeemingc1450

untrustingc1450

discredence?a1475

surmise1509

suspensea1513

diffidency1537

distrust1548

distrusting1549

misdoubt1558

discredit1567

misgiving1582

scruple1597

disconfidence1620

inconfidence1627

disaffiance1631

non-fiance1643

defiance1662

suspiciencya1690

reservation1719

disfaith1870

méfiance1876

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) ii. 53 No mistrust I have of hire.

a1425 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (1987) ii. 780 For evere som mystrust or nice strif Ther is in love, som cloude is over that sonne.

1493 Chastysing Goddes Chyldern (de Worde) xiv. sig. Civ/2 No man shall haue mystrust of foryeuenesse of what someuer synne man hathe done.

a1500 (a1450) Generides (Trin. Cambr.) 5760 (MED) To you..now haue I noo mystrost.

c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lxxxi. 247 I had no mystruste in him.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) v. iii. 65 Mistrust of good successe hath done this deed.

1677 A. Marvell Let. 24 May in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 201 I sent for you hither to prevent mistakes and mistrusts.

a1699 E. Stillingfleet Serm. xlii, in Wks. (1710) V. 640 The mistrust Men have of themselves would make their Fears over-balance their Hopes.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. xii. 87 The devil's in't, if I don't banish even the shadow of mistrust from her heart.

1796 Monthly Mag. Apr. 200/1 The people no longer view them with..mistrust, or unbrotherly emotions.

1854 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity III. viii. ii. 296 These decrees were sent to the Pope, with a significant menace, which implied great mistrust in his firmness.

1876 H. James Roderick Hudson x. 358 The poor lady's suppressed mistrust of the Eternal City broke out passionately.

1919 P. G. Wodehouse Their Mutual Child i. xii. 128 His experiences of late had developed in him an unwonted mistrust of his powers.

1982 A. S. Dale Outl. Sanity ii. 16 Gilbert himself came to share his generation's mistrust of many of Macaulay's ideas.

2000 Independent 18 Mar. (Weekend Review section) 8/6 Strong and Marber..reveal a duo whose mutual mistrust..is ritualised..in a driven parody of a joshing, quick-talking double-act.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

mistrustv.

Brit.

/ˌmɪsˈtrʌst/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsˈtrəst/

Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and trust v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, trust v.

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + trust v. Compare Middle French mesfier (c1460). Compare also mistrist v., mistrest v., mistraist v.

1. intransitive. To be distrustful, suspicious, or without confidence. Also: †to lack trust in, to be doubtful of (obsolete). Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > be mistrustful, suspect [verb (intransitive)]

ortrowOE

souche1338

defyc1380

mistrusta1382

distrust1430

misdeema1450

misgive1567

misdoubt1580

suspect1593

savour1594

disconfide1627

suspicion1905

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1965) Psalms Prol. l. 73 To mystrosten of forȝyuenesse & of þe mercy of god.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1969) Baruch i. 17 We han not leeued, mystrostande in to hym.

a1438 Bk. Margery Kempe (1940) i. 83 (MED) The preste had gret trost þat it was þe werk of God, &, whan he wolde mystrostyn, owyr Lord sent hym swech tokenys, [etc.].

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Qi^v/2 To Mistruste, diffidere.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iii. i. 49 In time I may beleeue, yet I mistrust .

1665 Deposition in B. Cusack Everyday Eng. (1998) 151 [Massachusetts] I begune to mistrust and thinke it was no crow.

1711 M. Prior Henry & Emma 352 Near thee, mistrust not, constant I'll abide.

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. ii. 116 At once the gen'rous train complies, Nor fraud mistrusts in virtue's fair disguise.

1896 Godey's Mag. Apr. 391/2 Until I noticed..your confusion over your name, I never mistrusted.

1928 D. H. Lawrence Lady Chatterley's Lover xiv. 246 That's how I've got into all the trouble. And that's why my mind mistrusts so thoroughly.

a. transitive. To have no confidence in, be suspicious of (a person); to suspect the actions, intentions, or motives of.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > mistrust, suspect [verb (transitive)] > lack confidence in

mistristc1390

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misdain1558

misdoubtc1592

c1390 G. Chaucer Melibeus 2949 I conseille yow that ye mystruste nat my lord, for I woot wel..that he is debonaire.

a1425 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (1987) iv. 1606 I see wel now that ye mystrusten [v.r. mistrostyn] me, For by youre wordes it is wel yseene.

a1500 (a1450) Generides (Trin. Cambr.) 5695 (MED) Me to mystroste trewly she is vnkynd.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward V f. xxj^v For whom mistrusted he that mistrusted his awne brother?

a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) v. v. 132 I will neuer mistrust my wife againe, till thou art able to woo her in good English.

1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 23 Had it been a Spanish Ship, they wou'd not have mistrusted him.

1786 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 267 I'm no mistrusting Willie Pit.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre III. vi. 142 I mistrust you still: though you have borne up wonderfully so far.

1861 W. M. Thackeray Four Georges iii. 141 She kept her household lonely and in gloom, mistrusting almost all people who came about her children.

1915 J. Buchan Thirty-nine Steps iii. 59 An old shepherd and his dog—a wall-eyed brute that I mistrusted.

1987 A. Pryce-Jones Bonus of Laughter vi. 70 My father mistrusted all foreigners, unless they were Nigerians.

b. transitive (reflexive). To be doubtful as to one's own powers or capabilities; to lack confidence in oneself. Formerly also: †to suspect oneself of something (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > be apprehensive [verb (reflexive)] > be unassured

mistrust1552

1552 H. Latimer Serm. (1584) 299 Mistrusting himselfe and hys owne doynges, and trusting in the merites of Christ.

1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. 1212/1 They mistrusted themselues,..their minds being suddenlie altered, they returned.

1616 B. Jonson Epicœne iv. i, in Wks. I. 566 If you appeare learned to an ignorant wench,..why shee presently begins to mistrust her selfe.

1704 R. Steele Lying Lover i. 2 I horridly mistrust myself.

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xx. 134 That modesty and humility would therefore oblige me rather to mistrust myself of peculiarity.

1875 H. E. Manning Internal Mission of Holy Ghost viii. 217 Our need to watch over ourselves and to mistrust ourselves, and to trust in God alone.

1897 B. Stoker Dracula xiv. 192 The groove ceased to avail me, and I mistrusted myself.

1999 Bright Lights Film Jrnl. (Electronic ed.) Nov.–Dec. Issue 26 You mistrust yourself then? Yes, that's right. I mistrust myself, not the journalist.

3. transitive. To entertain suspicions with regard to, have doubts about (a thing); to doubt the truth, validity, or genuineness of.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > mistrust, suspect [verb (transitive)]

mistrowOE

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ortrow?c1225

susposea1325

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mistrestc1415

mistrusta1425

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suspecta1500

mistrust1565

misdoubt1570

surmisec1571

fear1578

diffide1583

doubt1586

uncredit1615

disdoubt1659

jealouse1682

jalouse1816

suspicion1834

sus1953

a1425 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (1987) i. 688 And witteth wel that bothe two ben vices, Mistrusten [v.r. Mistrostyn] alle or elles alle leve.

c1426 J. Audelay Poems (1931) 119 (MED) To God hit is most hye trespace To mystrost His mercy and grace.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. KKKviii Mystruste nat the goodnesse of god.

1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes i, in Wks. 123/2 The messenger thynketh that he may well mistrust & deny the myracles.

1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida v. sig. I When I see one..wallowe in a greate sloppe, I mistrust the proportion of his thigh.

1615 F. Bacon Speech Undertakers in Wks. (1826) VI. 20 As gamesters use to call for new cards, when they mistrust a pack.

1643 Sir T. Browne Religio Medici (authorized ed.) i. §19. 44 The villany of that spirit..by demonstrating a naturality in one way, makes us mistrust a miracle in another.

1742 W. Ellis London & Country Brewer (ed. 4) I. 15 Such Waters ought to be mistrusted more than any, where they are not pure, clear, and soft.

1759 O. Goldsmith Bee 27 Oct. 103 For my part, I am ever ready to mistrust a promising title.

1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold II. v. v. 44 Mistrust the wisdom that sees only the things of the daylight.

1860 C. M. Yonge Cameos lx, in Monthly Packet Sept. 231 Juan mistrusted this advice.

1906 J. Galsworthy Man of Prop. ii. iv. 163 He had mistrusted the idea from the first.

1996 Daily Tel. 22 May 19/7 Hope she mistrusts; happiness is to be treated with some caution, since it inevitably has to be paid for.

a. transitive. To suspect (that something has happened, will happen, or is the case). Frequently with clause as object. Now regional.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > mistrust, suspect [verb (transitive)] > that something is so

mistrust?c1450

misdeem1534

misdoubt1596

misconceive1611

distrust1628

?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 35 (MED) The brother tolde her husbonde, the whiche all his lyff after mistrusted that his wiff had done amys.

1555 R. Eden Two Viages into Guinea in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 358^v Not mystrustynge that that shulde haue hyndered theyr bargenynge.

1615 E. S. Britaines Busse E 4 Except the Dutch should proove more froward and fond then I can yet mistrust.

1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania 475 Shee mistrusted I loued a brother of hers.

1674 H. Prideaux Lett. (1875) 18 It is feared..that he will speedyly be mad, if he is not soe already, which his actions doe make every on mistrust.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. lii. 198 She mistrusted, that I was the advancer of the money.

1784 E. Allen Reason v. §1. 185 Nor is it a rational supposition that the commonality of mankind would ever have mistrusted, that their reason was depraved, had they not been told so.

a1813 H. Cowley Town before You iv. iv, in Wks. (1813) II. 391 Then that strapping Wench that I did let in the other morning is, all the while, what I more than half mistrusted mysel..—a lubberly lout of a Man!

1861 O. W. Holmes Elsie Venner vii. 73 I mistrusted he didn't mean to come.

1867 Harper's Mag. July 147/1 They have left the Atlantic coast, given up by physicians as in the last stage of consumption—a fact that would never be mistrusted from their present robust condition.

1891 H. Johnston Kilmallie II. 124 Little good I mistrust will he do them.

1904 T. Roosevelt in J. A. Riis Theodore Roosevelt viii. 187 I mistrust that it scared the Spaniard almost as much as our charge did.

1975 J. Gould Maine Lingo 182 ‘I mistrusted you might come today!’ means a premonition is fulfilled.

†b. transitive. To suspect the existence of or anticipate the occurrence of (something undesirable). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > be apprehensive [verb (transitive)]

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misforgivea1425

suspect1509

misgivea1535

mistrust1535

to have one's heart in one's mouth1548

misdread1566

fear1600

apprehend1609

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > mistrust, suspect [verb (transitive)] > something evil

misdeem1450

mistrust1535

misdoubt?c1550

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Judges viii. 11 The hoost was carelesse, and mystrusted nothinge.

1590 ‘Pasquil’ First Pt. Pasquils Apol. sig. B^v No such largesse could be looked for at the hands of her Ma[iestie]..no fingring of Spanish coyne mought be mistrusted.

1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres i. 2 To shake off securitie, to mistrust the worst.

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. vi. 12 They were all asleepe mistrusting no harme.

1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. iii. 238 The poor Prince,..mistrusting no Treachery was easily surprised.

†c. transitive. With object and infinitive: to suspect (a person) to be or do something. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > mistrust, suspect [verb (transitive)]

mistrowOE

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ortrow?c1225

susposea1325

souchec1325

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sus1953

1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Suspectus in aliqua virgine, Mistrusted to be ouer familiar with a mayden.

1606 G. W. tr. Justinus Hist. 108 Mistrusting himselfe to be deceiued by some cautel treason.

1715 Boston News-let. 29 Aug. 2/2 He found about 70 of the Indians, whom he mistrusted to have killed the Planter and his Family.

1777 Boston Gaz. 10 Nov. 3/3 He said he was taking his Way to Boston, but is mistrusted to be going to Long or Rhode Island.

†d. transitive. To have an inkling of (what is the matter). Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 204 Mistrusting what it ail'd, I took the Pot out of the Water.

1898 A. Nicholas Idyl of Wabash 188 Before early apples were ripe I mistrusted what was keeping him.

Derivatives

misˈtrusted adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [adjective] > arousing or deserving of suspicion

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jealoused1695

suspectable1748

untrustable1862

funny1903

sus1958

hinky1961

sussy1965

1592 R. Greene Pandosto (new ed.) sig. B Hoping that now he shoulde be fully reuenged of such mistrusted iniuries.

1876 H. James Roderick Hudson ix. 313 ‘Oh exquisite virtue of circumstance!’ cried Rowland to himself, ‘that takes us by the hand and..beguiles us into testing mistrusted faculties!’

1995 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 6 Apr. 46/1 The President of Mexico has arrested his predecessor's brother for complicity in the murder of a mistrusted capo in the Institutional Revolutionary Party.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mistrust
释义	mistrustn. Brit. /ˌmɪsˈtrʌst/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈtrəst/ Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and trust n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, trust n. Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + trust n., after mistrust v. Compare mistrist n., mistrest n., mistraist n. Lack of trust or confidence; suspicion, distrust; an instance of this. Formerly also: †doubt as to the truth or probability of a thing (obsolete). Usually with of, in, †to. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [noun] ortrowthc1175 ortrowa1200 untrust?c1225 suspicion1303 suspectiona1340 mistrowa1375 overtrowa1375 misfaitha1382 jealousyc1385 suspectc1386 misdoubtingc1390 untrist1390 mistrowinga1393 mistrusta1393 mistrista1400 supposinga1400 untrestc1400 wantrustc1405 diffidencea1425 misdeemingc1450 untrustingc1450 discredence?a1475 surmise1509 suspensea1513 diffidency1537 distrust1548 distrusting1549 misdoubt1558 discredit1567 misgiving1582 scruple1597 disconfidence1620 inconfidence1627 disaffiance1631 non-fiance1643 defiance1662 suspiciencya1690 reservation1719 disfaith1870 méfiance1876 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) ii. 53 No mistrust I have of hire. a1425 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (1987) ii. 780 For evere som mystrust or nice strif Ther is in love, som cloude is over that sonne. 1493 Chastysing Goddes Chyldern (de Worde) xiv. sig. Civ/2 No man shall haue mystrust of foryeuenesse of what someuer synne man hathe done. a1500 (a1450) Generides (Trin. Cambr.) 5760 (MED) To you..now haue I noo mystrost. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lxxxi. 247 I had no mystruste in him. a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) v. iii. 65 Mistrust of good successe hath done this deed. View more context for this quotation 1677 A. Marvell Let. 24 May in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 201 I sent for you hither to prevent mistakes and mistrusts. a1699 E. Stillingfleet Serm. xlii, in Wks. (1710) V. 640 The mistrust Men have of themselves would make their Fears over-balance their Hopes. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. xii. 87 The devil's in't, if I don't banish even the shadow of mistrust from her heart. 1796 Monthly Mag. Apr. 200/1 The people no longer view them with..mistrust, or unbrotherly emotions. 1854 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity III. viii. ii. 296 These decrees were sent to the Pope, with a significant menace, which implied great mistrust in his firmness. 1876 H. James Roderick Hudson x. 358 The poor lady's suppressed mistrust of the Eternal City broke out passionately. 1919 P. G. Wodehouse Their Mutual Child i. xii. 128 His experiences of late had developed in him an unwonted mistrust of his powers. 1982 A. S. Dale Outl. Sanity ii. 16 Gilbert himself came to share his generation's mistrust of many of Macaulay's ideas. 2000 Independent 18 Mar. (Weekend Review section) 8/6 Strong and Marber..reveal a duo whose mutual mistrust..is ritualised..in a driven parody of a joshing, quick-talking double-act. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). mistrustv. Brit. /ˌmɪsˈtrʌst/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈtrəst/ Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and trust v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, trust v. Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + trust v. Compare Middle French mesfier (c1460). Compare also mistrist v., mistrest v., mistraist v. 1. intransitive. To be distrustful, suspicious, or without confidence. Also: †to lack trust in, to be doubtful of (obsolete). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > be mistrustful, suspect [verb (intransitive)] ortrowOE souche1338 defyc1380 mistrusta1382 distrust1430 misdeema1450 misgive1567 misdoubt1580 suspect1593 savour1594 disconfide1627 suspicion1905 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1965) Psalms Prol. l. 73 To mystrosten of forȝyuenesse & of þe mercy of god. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1969) Baruch i. 17 We han not leeued, mystrostande in to hym. a1438 Bk. Margery Kempe (1940) i. 83 (MED) The preste had gret trost þat it was þe werk of God, &, whan he wolde mystrostyn, owyr Lord sent hym swech tokenys, [etc.]. 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Qi^v/2 To Mistruste, diffidere. a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iii. i. 49 In time I may beleeue, yet I mistrust . View more context for this quotation 1665 Deposition in B. Cusack Everyday Eng. (1998) 151 [Massachusetts] I begune to mistrust and thinke it was no crow. 1711 M. Prior Henry & Emma 352 Near thee, mistrust not, constant I'll abide. 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. ii. 116 At once the gen'rous train complies, Nor fraud mistrusts in virtue's fair disguise. 1896 Godey's Mag. Apr. 391/2 Until I noticed..your confusion over your name, I never mistrusted. 1928 D. H. Lawrence Lady Chatterley's Lover xiv. 246 That's how I've got into all the trouble. And that's why my mind mistrusts so thoroughly. 2. a. transitive. To have no confidence in, be suspicious of (a person); to suspect the actions, intentions, or motives of. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > mistrust, suspect [verb (transitive)] > lack confidence in mistristc1390 mistrustc1390 distrust1548 misdain1558 misdoubtc1592 c1390 G. Chaucer Melibeus 2949 I conseille yow that ye mystruste nat my lord, for I woot wel..that he is debonaire. a1425 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (1987) iv. 1606 I see wel now that ye mystrusten [v.r. mistrostyn] me, For by youre wordes it is wel yseene. a1500 (a1450) Generides (Trin. Cambr.) 5695 (MED) Me to mystroste trewly she is vnkynd. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward V f. xxj^v For whom mistrusted he that mistrusted his awne brother? a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) v. v. 132 I will neuer mistrust my wife againe, till thou art able to woo her in good English. View more context for this quotation 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 23 Had it been a Spanish Ship, they wou'd not have mistrusted him. 1786 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 267 I'm no mistrusting Willie Pit. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre III. vi. 142 I mistrust you still: though you have borne up wonderfully so far. 1861 W. M. Thackeray Four Georges iii. 141 She kept her household lonely and in gloom, mistrusting almost all people who came about her children. 1915 J. Buchan Thirty-nine Steps iii. 59 An old shepherd and his dog—a wall-eyed brute that I mistrusted. 1987 A. Pryce-Jones Bonus of Laughter vi. 70 My father mistrusted all foreigners, unless they were Nigerians. b. transitive (reflexive). To be doubtful as to one's own powers or capabilities; to lack confidence in oneself. Formerly also: †to suspect oneself of something (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > be apprehensive [verb (reflexive)] > be unassured mistrust1552 1552 H. Latimer Serm. (1584) 299 Mistrusting himselfe and hys owne doynges, and trusting in the merites of Christ. 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. 1212/1 They mistrusted themselues,..their minds being suddenlie altered, they returned. 1616 B. Jonson Epicœne iv. i, in Wks. I. 566 If you appeare learned to an ignorant wench,..why shee presently begins to mistrust her selfe. View more context for this quotation 1704 R. Steele Lying Lover i. 2 I horridly mistrust myself. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xx. 134 That modesty and humility would therefore oblige me rather to mistrust myself of peculiarity. 1875 H. E. Manning Internal Mission of Holy Ghost viii. 217 Our need to watch over ourselves and to mistrust ourselves, and to trust in God alone. 1897 B. Stoker Dracula xiv. 192 The groove ceased to avail me, and I mistrusted myself. 1999 Bright Lights Film Jrnl. (Electronic ed.) Nov.–Dec. Issue 26 You mistrust yourself then? Yes, that's right. I mistrust myself, not the journalist. 3. transitive. To entertain suspicions with regard to, have doubts about (a thing); to doubt the truth, validity, or genuineness of. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > mistrust, suspect [verb (transitive)] mistrowOE overtrowa1225 ortrow?c1225 susposea1325 souchec1325 supposec1384 mistrestc1415 mistrusta1425 mistraista1450 suspecta1500 mistrust1565 misdoubt1570 surmisec1571 fear1578 diffide1583 doubt1586 uncredit1615 disdoubt1659 jealouse1682 jalouse1816 suspicion1834 sus1953 a1425 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (1987) i. 688 And witteth wel that bothe two ben vices, Mistrusten [v.r. Mistrostyn] alle or elles alle leve. c1426 J. Audelay Poems (1931) 119 (MED) To God hit is most hye trespace To mystrost His mercy and grace. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. KKKviii Mystruste nat the goodnesse of god. 1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes i, in Wks. 123/2 The messenger thynketh that he may well mistrust & deny the myracles. 1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida v. sig. I When I see one..wallowe in a greate sloppe, I mistrust the proportion of his thigh. 1615 F. Bacon Speech Undertakers in Wks. (1826) VI. 20 As gamesters use to call for new cards, when they mistrust a pack. 1643 Sir T. Browne Religio Medici (authorized ed.) i. §19. 44 The villany of that spirit..by demonstrating a naturality in one way, makes us mistrust a miracle in another. View more context for this quotation 1742 W. Ellis London & Country Brewer (ed. 4) I. 15 Such Waters ought to be mistrusted more than any, where they are not pure, clear, and soft. 1759 O. Goldsmith Bee 27 Oct. 103 For my part, I am ever ready to mistrust a promising title. 1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold II. v. v. 44 Mistrust the wisdom that sees only the things of the daylight. 1860 C. M. Yonge Cameos lx, in Monthly Packet Sept. 231 Juan mistrusted this advice. 1906 J. Galsworthy Man of Prop. ii. iv. 163 He had mistrusted the idea from the first. 1996 Daily Tel. 22 May 19/7 Hope she mistrusts; happiness is to be treated with some caution, since it inevitably has to be paid for. 4. a. transitive. To suspect (that something has happened, will happen, or is the case). Frequently with clause as object. Now regional. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > mistrust, suspect [verb (transitive)] > that something is so mistrust?c1450 misdeem1534 misdoubt1596 misconceive1611 distrust1628 ?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 35 (MED) The brother tolde her husbonde, the whiche all his lyff after mistrusted that his wiff had done amys. 1555 R. Eden Two Viages into Guinea in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 358^v Not mystrustynge that that shulde haue hyndered theyr bargenynge. 1615 E. S. Britaines Busse E 4 Except the Dutch should proove more froward and fond then I can yet mistrust. 1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania 475 Shee mistrusted I loued a brother of hers. 1674 H. Prideaux Lett. (1875) 18 It is feared..that he will speedyly be mad, if he is not soe already, which his actions doe make every on mistrust. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. lii. 198 She mistrusted, that I was the advancer of the money. 1784 E. Allen Reason v. §1. 185 Nor is it a rational supposition that the commonality of mankind would ever have mistrusted, that their reason was depraved, had they not been told so. a1813 H. Cowley Town before You iv. iv, in Wks. (1813) II. 391 Then that strapping Wench that I did let in the other morning is, all the while, what I more than half mistrusted mysel..—a lubberly lout of a Man! 1861 O. W. Holmes Elsie Venner vii. 73 I mistrusted he didn't mean to come. 1867 Harper's Mag. July 147/1 They have left the Atlantic coast, given up by physicians as in the last stage of consumption—a fact that would never be mistrusted from their present robust condition. 1891 H. Johnston Kilmallie II. 124 Little good I mistrust will he do them. 1904 T. Roosevelt in J. A. Riis Theodore Roosevelt viii. 187 I mistrust that it scared the Spaniard almost as much as our charge did. 1975 J. Gould Maine Lingo 182 ‘I mistrusted you might come today!’ means a premonition is fulfilled. †b. transitive. To suspect the existence of or anticipate the occurrence of (something undesirable). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > be apprehensive [verb (transitive)] mishopea1250 misforgivea1425 suspect1509 misgivea1535 mistrust1535 to have one's heart in one's mouth1548 misdread1566 fear1600 apprehend1609 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > mistrust, suspect [verb (transitive)] > something evil misdeem1450 mistrust1535 misdoubt?c1550 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Judges viii. 11 The hoost was carelesse, and mystrusted nothinge. 1590 ‘Pasquil’ First Pt. Pasquils Apol. sig. B^v No such largesse could be looked for at the hands of her Ma[iestie]..no fingring of Spanish coyne mought be mistrusted. 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres i. 2 To shake off securitie, to mistrust the worst. 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. vi. 12 They were all asleepe mistrusting no harme. 1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. iii. 238 The poor Prince,..mistrusting no Treachery was easily surprised. †c. transitive. With object and infinitive: to suspect (a person) to be or do something. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > mistrust, suspect [verb (transitive)] mistrowOE overtrowa1225 ortrow?c1225 susposea1325 souchec1325 supposec1384 mistrestc1415 mistrusta1425 mistraista1450 suspecta1500 mistrust1565 misdoubt1570 surmisec1571 fear1578 diffide1583 doubt1586 uncredit1615 disdoubt1659 jealouse1682 jalouse1816 suspicion1834 sus1953 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Suspectus in aliqua virgine, Mistrusted to be ouer familiar with a mayden. 1606 G. W. tr. Justinus Hist. 108 Mistrusting himselfe to be deceiued by some cautel treason. 1715 Boston News-let. 29 Aug. 2/2 He found about 70 of the Indians, whom he mistrusted to have killed the Planter and his Family. 1777 Boston Gaz. 10 Nov. 3/3 He said he was taking his Way to Boston, but is mistrusted to be going to Long or Rhode Island. †d. transitive. To have an inkling of (what is the matter). Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 204 Mistrusting what it ail'd, I took the Pot out of the Water. 1898 A. Nicholas Idyl of Wabash 188 Before early apples were ripe I mistrusted what was keeping him. Derivatives misˈtrusted adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [adjective] > arousing or deserving of suspicion suspecta1300 of suspicion1340 suspect1340 suspicious1340 untrusted1552 suspectiousa1558 suspected1559 suspected to1571 mistrusted1592 mistrustful1593 suspectful1603 slight1607 suspicable1614 distrustful1618 suspicionable1692 jealoused1695 suspectable1748 untrustable1862 funny1903 sus1958 hinky1961 sussy1965 1592 R. Greene Pandosto (new ed.) sig. B Hoping that now he shoulde be fully reuenged of such mistrusted iniuries. 1876 H. James Roderick Hudson ix. 313 ‘Oh exquisite virtue of circumstance!’ cried Rowland to himself, ‘that takes us by the hand and..beguiles us into testing mistrusted faculties!’ 1995 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 6 Apr. 46/1 The President of Mexico has arrested his predecessor's brother for complicity in the murder of a mistrusted capo in the Institutional Revolutionary Party. 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