Distrust — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

doubt about someone's honesty

the trait of not trusting others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈiːɾəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪstɹˈʌst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪstɹˈʌst/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈiːɾəbəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

misgiving suspect distrustfulness mistrust suspicion

Antonyms

trust

Parts of Speech

noun	doubt about someone's honesty
noun	the trait of not trusting others
verb	regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in

Word Forms

mistrust	verb	regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
distrust	verb	regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
suspicious	adjective	openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
suspect	verb	regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
distrustful	adjective	having or showing distrust; ; - B.N.Cardozo; - Thomas Jefferson
distrust	noun	the trait of not trusting others
mistrust	noun	the trait of not trusting others
suspect	noun	someone who is under suspicion
suspicion	noun	doubt about someone's honesty

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Misstrauen

Zweifel an der Ehrlichkeit einer Person

🇫🇷French

méfiance

doute sur l'honnêteté de quelqu'un

🇪🇸Spanish

desconfianza

duda sobre la honestidad de alguien

🇮🇹Italian

diffidenza

dubbio sull'onestà di qualcuno

🇳🇱Dutch

wantrouwen

twijfel over iemands eerlijkheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

desconfiança

dúvida sobre a honestidade de alguém

🇷🇺Russian

недоверие

сомневаться в чьей-то честности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शक

किसी की ईमानदारी पर संदेह करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অবিশ্বাস

কারো সততা নিয়ে সন্দেহ

🇮🇳Tamil

அவநம்பிக்கை

ஒருவரின் நேர்மையில் சந்தேகம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అపనమ్మకం

ఒకరి నిజాయితీపై అనుమానం

🇮🇳Marathi

अविश्वास

एखाद्याच्या प्रामाणिकपणाबद्दल शंका

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવિશ્વાસ

કોઈની પ્રામાણિકતા પર શંકા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪನಂಬಿಕೆ

ಯಾರೊಬ್ಬರ ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕತೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅನುಮಾನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവിശ്വാസം

ഒരാളുടെ സത്യസന്ധതയെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള സംശയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ

ਕਿਸੇ ਦੀ ਇਮਾਨਦਾਰੀ ਬਾਰੇ ਸ਼ੱਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

عدم اعتماد

کسی کی ایمانداری پر شک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

怀疑

怀疑某人的诚实

🇯🇵Japanese

不信

（人）の正直さを疑う

🇰🇷Korean

불신

누군가의 정직성에 대한 의심

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không tin tưởng

nghi ngờ về sự trung thực của ai đó

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ไว้วางใจ

สงสัยในความซื่อสัตย์ของใครบางคน

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakpercayaan

meragukan kejujuran seseorang

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalan ng tiwala

pagdududa sa katapatan ng isang tao

🇲🇾Malay

ketidakpercayaan

keraguan tentang kejujuran seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم الثقة

الشك في صدق شخص ما

🇮🇷Persian

بی اعتمادی

شک در صداقت کسی

🇹🇷Turkish

güvensizlik

birinin dürüstlüğünden şüphe etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַחשׁוֹד

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