A fat man learns to distrust wobbly chairs. They distrust strangers in that town.
She could not overcome her distrust of the stranger.
SYNONYM(S): mistrust. See syn. under suspicion. (Cf. ↑suspicion)Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dis|trust — «dihs TRUHST», verb, noun. –v.t. to have no confidence in; not trust; be suspicious of; doubt: »A fat man learns to distrust wobbly chairs. They distrust strangers in that town. –n. lack of trust; lack of belief in the goodness of; suspicion:… … Useful english dictionary
dis|trust´ful|ness — dis|trust|ful «dihs TRUHST fuhl», adjective. not trusting; suspicious: »They are distrustful of the ability of the new mayor to cope with the city s problems. SYNONYM(S): doubtful, diffident, incredulous. –dis|trust´ful|ly, adverb.… … Useful english dictionary
dis|trust´ful|ly — dis|trust|ful «dihs TRUHST fuhl», adjective. not trusting; suspicious: »They are distrustful of the ability of the new mayor to cope with the city s problems. SYNONYM(S): doubtful, diffident, incredulous. –dis|trust´ful|ly, adverb.… … Useful english dictionary
dis|trust|ful — «dihs TRUHST fuhl», adjective. not trusting; suspicious: »They are distrustful of the ability of the new mayor to cope with the city s problems. SYNONYM(S): doubtful, diffident, incredulous. –dis|trust´ful|ly, adverb. –dis|trust´ful|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
self-dis|trust|ful — «SEHLF dihs TRUHST fuhl», adjective. distrustful of oneself or one s own abilities … Useful english dictionary
self-dis|trust — «SEHLF dihs TRUHST», noun. distrust of oneself; lack of confidence in one s own abilities … Useful english dictionary
dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… … English syllables
trust — an·ti·trust; dis·trust·ful; dis·trust·ing·ly; dis·trust·less; en·trust; en·trust·ment; mis·trust·ful; mis·trust·ing·ly; mis·trust·less; trust·abil·i·ty; trust·able; trust; trust·ee·ship; trust·en; trust·er; trust·ful; trust·ifi·ca·tion;… … English syllables
dis|cred|it — «dihs KREHD iht», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to cast doubt on; destroy belief, faith, or trust in: »The lawyer discredited the witness by proving that he had been bribed. SYNONYM(S): dishonor. 2. to refuse to believe; decline to trust or have faith in … Useful english dictionary
dis|grace — «dihs GRAYS», noun, verb, graced, grac|ing. –n. 1. loss of honor or respect; shame: »The disgrace of being sent to prison was too much for him to bear. 2. loss of favor or trust: »The king s former adviser is now in disgrace. 3. a person or thing … Useful english dictionary
