MISTRUSTING

Verb

mistrusting

present participle of mistrust

Noun

mistrusting (plural mistrustings)

mistrust

We are not to expect such striking revelations as those received of whom we have read, but we may at least learn from them to distrust our own mistrustings.

Source: Wiktionary


MISTRUST

Mis*trust", n.

Definition: Want of confidence or trust; suspicion; distrust. Milton.

Mis*trust", v. t.

1. To regard with jealousy or suspicion; to suspect; to doubt the integrity of; to distrust. I will never mistrust my wife again. Shak.

2. To forebode as near, or likely to occur; to surmise. By a divine instinct, men's minds mistrust Ensuing dangers. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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