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Meaning of 'mistrust' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mistrust [ n.]
- Want of confidence or trust; suspicion; distrust.
2 . Mistrust [ v. t.]
- To regard with jealousy or suspicion; to suspect; to doubt the integrity of; to distrust.
- To forebode as near, or likely to occur; to surmise.

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mis mis- misacceptation misaccompt misadjust misadjustment misadventure misadventured misadventurous misadvertence

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