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distrust1 noundistrust2 verb distrustdis‧trust1 /dɪsˈtrʌst/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] - Many people regard politicians with distrust.
- As a result, perhaps, her distrust of the Washington establishment, and the news media in particular, is palpable.
- Families are about love and trust; law is the guarantor of distrust.
- It is more a gut feeling-a visceral distrust of foreigners.
- The setback reflects the deep distrust between the two sides.
- This is how markets operate the world over, but distrust of Billingsgate's dealing seems to be a problem.
- Until then there can be only more distrust, hatred and violence.
not trust► not trust · I don't know what to do. I mean if I can't trust my best friend, who can I trust?· Don't trust him. He's lying.not trust somebody with something · I wouldn't trust him with my money.· It can be difficult to trust anyone with some of your innermost secrets.not trust somebody an inch British (=not trust someone at all) · I thing you're mad giving him such an important job. I wouldn't trust him an inch.not trust somebody as far as you can throw them (=not trust someone at all) · As for his "advisors", he said he wouldn't trust them as far as he could throw them. ► can't rely on also can't trust somebody/something to be unable to trust someone to do what they say they will do, or to be unable to trust a machine, system etc to work well: · You can't rely on the buses. I've stood here for twenty minutes waiting for one to come.can't rely on to do something: · We need clearer regulations, but you can't trust the government to simplify anything. ► unreliable if someone is unreliable , you cannot be sure that they will do what they say they will do; if a machine, car etc is unreliable , it often stops working and you cannot be sure it will work well: · We could ask our neighbours to feed the cat, but they're a little unreliable.· Telephone service in most of the country is unreliable. ► be suspicious of to have a feeling that you should not trust someone or something, although you are not sure why: · I'm always suspicious of people who offer me money.deeply suspicious (=very suspicious): · She had no proof at all, but nonetheless was deeply suspicious of her former friend's motives. ► distrust/mistrust to not trust someone: · "Was she seeing a doctor?" "No, to my knowledge she mistrusted doctors."· He distrusted people who were too friendly too quickly. ► deep distrust Dylan’s deep distrust of journalists made him difficult to interview. ADJECTIVE► deep· The setback reflects the deep distrust between the two sides.· The resulting deep distrust provoked by social surfaces leaves Chandler unimpressed by anything as literal as an economic recovery.· There was then a deep distrust throughout the party. as Law discovered in 1920: Bonar addressed a mass meeting.· But a deep distrust of government by many lawmakers almost ensures a modest response, or none at all.· Despite the apparent goodwill, deep distrust was reported to remain among the factions.· In consequence, there has arisen a deep distrust of sentences and, of the grammar they exemplify.· Just as quickly came the deep bitter distrust of all white people. ► mutual· Lori and I have a relationship based on mutual distrust.· But a climate of mutual exclusion and distrust is detrimental to both and is increasingly unrealistic in an information-based society.· In the autumn of 1936, however, they needed each other and accordingly made an effort to conceal their mutual distrust. adjectivetrustingtrustworthy ≠ untrustworthytrustydistrustfulmistrustfulnountrust ≠ distrust ≠ mistrusttrusteetrusteeshiptrustworthinessverbtrust ≠ distrust ≠ mistrust a feeling that you cannot trust someone → mistrust: Local people regard the police with suspicion and distrust.distrust of Dylan’s deep distrust of journalists made him difficult to interview.—distrustful adjectivedistrust1 noundistrust2 verb distrustdistrust2 ●○○ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEdistrust |
Present | I, you, we, they | distrust | | he, she, it | distrusts | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | distrusted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have distrusted | | he, she, it | has distrusted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had distrusted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will distrust | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have distrusted |
- Although Hampden Babylon will be distrusted by managers, administrators, footballers and agents, it has been written from inside football.
- At first I distrust this seeming complicity with the police.
- He had always distrusted people with eyes that colour, unreasonably no doubt.
- Modigliani's profound humanism and pessimism made him distrust political systems.
- Mythic images may be the ones to distrust most.
- Stone already distrusted anyone outside the mortgage department.
- The absurdity of describing a nationality she distrusted to a man she knew she loathed struck her at once.
adjectivetrustingtrustworthy ≠ untrustworthytrustydistrustfulmistrustfulnountrust ≠ distrust ≠ mistrusttrusteetrusteeshiptrustworthinessverbtrust ≠ distrust ≠ mistrust to not trust someone or something OPP trust: She had every reason to distrust him. |