1. Regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
   "she distrusts her stepmother";
   - mistrust, suspect

1. Doubt about someone's honesty
   "Her distrust of politicians was well-known";
   - misgiving, mistrust, suspicion
    
2. The trait of not trusting others
   "His distrust made it difficult for him to form close relationships";
   - distrustfulness, mistrust

Derived forms: distrusting, distrusted, distrusts

Type of: disbelieve, discredit, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, trait, uncertainty

Antonym: trust

Encyclopedia: Distrust