Definitions
To doubt someone or something and lack confidence in them.
Word origin
From dis- + trust, alteration of the earlier term wantrust.
Used in a sentence
“Moreover, genuinely conservative governments were inclined to distrust all intellectuals and ideologists, even reactionary ones, for, once the principle of thinking rather than obeying was accepted, the end was in sight.”
“Lord Baelish, perhaps I was wrong to distrust you. Petyr Baelish (Aidan Gillen): Distrusting me was the wisest thing you've done since you climbed off your horse.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Have doubts about”8 letters
02“Lack of confidence”8 letters
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