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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be suspicious, skeptical of |
| Synonyms: | be wary of, disbelieve, discredit, doubt, misbelieve, mistrust, question, smell a rat, suspect, wonder about |
| Notes: | to distrust is to suspect someone is dishonest; to mistrust is to merely lack confidence in someone mistrust involves a withholding of confidence, whereas distrust involves a projection of lack of confidence or suspicion |
| Antonyms: | be confident, believe, credit, trust |
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