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Meaning of 'distrust' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Distrust [ n.]
- Doubt of sufficiency, reality, or sincerity; want of confidence, faith, or reliance; as, distrust of one's power, authority, will, purposes, schemes, etc.
- Suspicion of evil designs.
- State of being suspected; loss of trust.
2 . Distrust [ v. t.]
- 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.

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