DISTRUSTED
Verb
distrusted
simple past tense and past participle of distrust
Source: Wiktionary
DISTRUST
Dis*trust", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distrusted; p. pr. & vb. n. Distrusting.] Etym: [Cf. Mistrust.]
Definition: 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. Not distrusting my health. 2 Mac. ix. 22. To distrust the justice of your cause. Dryden. He that requireth the oath doth distrust that other. Udall. Of all afraid, Distrusting all, a wise, suspicious maid. Collins.
Note: Mistrust has been almost wholly driven out by distrust. T. L. K. Oliphant.
Dis*trust", n.
1. Doubt of sufficiency, reality, or sincerity; want of confidence, faith, or reliance; as, distrust of one's power, authority, will, purposes, schemes, etc.
2. Suspicion of evil designs. Alienation and distrust . . . are the growth of false principles. D. Webster.
3. State of being suspected; loss of trust. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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