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1 distrust
1. noun(suspicion; lack of trust or faith: He has always had a distrust of electrical gadgets.) vantraust, tortryggni2. verb(to have no trust in: He distrusts his own judgement.) vantreysta- distrustfully
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2 suspect
1. [sə'spekt] verb1) (to think (a person etc) guilty: Whom do you suspect (of the crime)?; I suspect him of killing the girl.) gruna2) (to distrust: I suspected her motives / air of honesty.) tortryggja3) (to think probable: I suspect that she's trying to hide her true feelings; I began to suspect a plot.) gruna2. noun(a person who is thought guilty: There are three possible suspects in this murder case.) maður sem er grunaður um e-ð3. adjective(not trustworthy: I think his statement is suspect.) grunsamlegur- suspicious
- suspiciously
- suspiciousness
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distrust — [dɪsˈtrʌst] noun [U] a feeling that you cannot trust someone or something See: mistrust distrust verb [T] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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distrust — /dɪsˈtrʌst / (say dis trust) verb (t) 1. to feel distrust of; regard with doubt or suspicion. –noun 2. lack of trust; doubt; suspicion. –distruster, noun …
distrust — I. noun Date: 1513 the lack or absence of trust II. transitive verb Date: 1548 to have no trust or confidence in … New Collegiate Dictionary