Distrust vs. Mistrust
Distrustnoun
Lack of trust or confidence.
Distrustverb
To put no trust in; to have no confidence in.
Distrustverb
To feel absence of trust in; not to confide in or rely upon; to deem of questionable sufficiency or reality; to doubt; to be suspicious of; to mistrust.
Distrustnoun
Doubt of sufficiency, reality, or sincerity; lack of confidence, faith, or reliance; as, distrust of one's power, authority, will, purposes, schemes, etc.
Distrustnoun
Suspicion of evil designs.
Distrustnoun
State of being suspected; loss of trust.
Distrustnoun
doubt about someone's honesty
Distrustnoun
the trait of not trusting others
Distrustverb
regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
Distrustnoun
the feeling that someone or something cannot be relied upon
Distrustverb
doubt the honesty or reliability of; regard with suspicion
Distrust
Distrust is a formal way of not trusting any one party too much in a situation of grave risk or deep doubt. It is commonly expressed in civics as a division or balance of powers, or in politics as means of validating treaty terms.
Mistrustnoun
Lack of trust or confidence; distrust, untrust.
Mistrustverb
(transitive) To have no confidence in (something or someone).
Mistrustverb
(transitive) To be wary, suspicious or doubtful of (something or someone).
Mistrustverb
(transitive) To suspect, to imagine or suppose (something) to be the case.
Mistrustverb
(intransitive) To be suspicious.
Mistrustnoun
Want of confidence or trust; suspicion; distrust.
Mistrustverb
To regard with jealousy or suspicion; to suspect; to doubt the integrity of; to distrust.
Mistrustverb
To forebode as near, or likely to occur; to surmise.
Mistrustnoun
doubt about someone's honesty
Mistrustnoun
the trait of not trusting others
Mistrustverb
regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
Mistrustverb
be suspicious of; have no confidence in
Mistrustnoun
lack of trust; suspicion
