distrusted; distrusting; distrusts
: to have no trust or confidence in
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Examples of distrust in a Sentence
Noun
He has a distrust of doctors.
the psychic's bold claims were greeted with distrust and outright scorn
Verb
She's always distrusted their promises.
we instinctively distrust those phone calls that tell us we have won a free vacation or car
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Rita Numerof, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Keshav was blunt with her distrust of the broader plastics industry.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Maya Goldman, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
But such corrections will hold little sway over people who fundamentally distrust the data they are based on.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
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Noun
True consumer empowerment requires full visibility and line of sight to cost and quality—without it, the cycle of distrust will only deepen.
—Rita Numerof, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Keshav was blunt with her distrust of the broader plastics industry.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
Experts say the lack of sympathy may reflect an inherent truth about Americans and their health plans: People tend to like their own insurer but distrust the industry — and indeed, the health system at large.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
But such corrections will hold little sway over people who fundamentally distrust the data they are based on.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Distrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distrust. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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distrust
1 of 2 verb
dis·trust
(ˈ)dis-ˈtrəst 
: to have no trust or confidence in
distrust
2 of 2 noun
: a lack of trust or confidence
distrustful
adjective
-fəl
distrustfully
adverb
-fə-lē
distrustfulness
noun
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