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distrust
Found in thesaurus: doubt, doubtfulness, incertitude, dubiousness, uncertainty, dubiety, trait, disbelieve, discredit
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distrust
v.
doubt someone, disbelieve, suspect
n.
mistrust, suspiciousness, doubt
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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. Systems based on distrust simply divide the responsibility so that checks and balances can operate. The phrase "Trust, but verify" refers specifically to distrust.
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distrust
Noun
1. doubt about someone's honesty
(synonym) misgiving, mistrust, suspicion
(hypernym) doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness
(derivation) mistrust, suspect
2. the trait of not trusting others
(synonym) distrustfulness, mistrust
(antonym) trust, trustingness, trustfulness
(hypernym) trait
(hyponym) suspicion, suspiciousness
(derivation) mistrust, suspect
Verb
1. regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
(synonym) mistrust, suspect
(antonym) trust, swear, rely, bank
(hypernym) disbelieve, discredit
(hyponym) doubt
(derivation) distrustfulness, mistrust
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distrust
v.
nedůvěřovat
n.
nedůvěra
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distrust
Czas.
nie ufać; nie dowierzać
Rzecz.
nieufność; brak zaufania
Przym.
nieufny; podejrzliwy
