distrust

Etymology

dis- + trust, alteration of the earlier term wantrust.

noun

  1. Lack of trust or confidence.

verb

  1. To put no trust in; to have no confidence in.
    Lord Baelish, perhaps I was wrong to distrust you. Petyr Baelish (Aidan Gillen): Distrusting me was the wisest thing you've done since you climbed off your horse. May 8, 2011, Bryan Cogman, “Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things”, in Game of Thrones, season 1, episode 4, spoken by Eddard Stark (Sean Bean)

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