Definition
Past tense of distrust; doubted or lacked confidence in someone or something.
Etymology
From dis- (not, opposite) + trust (Old Norse traust, meaning confidence). Combined meaning literally 'not trust,' emerged in Middle English around the 1400s.
Kelly Says
Notice how 'distrust' isn't just the opposite of trust—saying you 'distrust' someone is stronger and more suspicious than merely not trusting them, showing how prefixes can flip meaning into something more intense.
Translations
BNবাংলা
অবিশ্বাসী
o-bi-sh-wa-asi
CACatalà
desconfiat
des-kon-fee-at
CSČeština
nedůvěřivý
ne-doo-ve-ri-vee
DADansk
mistænksom
mis-ten-som
DEDeutsch
misstrauisch
mis-trau-ish
ELΕλληνικά
αμφιβόλος
am-fi-vo-los
ESEspañol
desconfiado
des-kon-fee-a-do
FAفارسی
بیاعتمادی
bee-a-a-tam-a-dee
FISuomi
epäluottavainen
e-pä-loo-ta-vai-nen
FRFrançais
méfiant
meh-fee-an
HEעברית
חסר אמון
chaser a-mon
HIहिन्दी
अविश्वासी
a-vish-wa-asi
HUMagyar
megbízhatatlan
meg-bee-zhat-a-tan
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak percaya
tidak pe-ra-kaya
IGIG
ike anya
ee-keh an-ya
ITItaliano
sfiduciato
sfi-doo-chee-a-to
KKKK
көрсетпес
kor-set-pes
KO한국어
불신하는
bulsin-ha-neun
MRMR
अविश्वास
a-vish-vaas
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak percaya
tidak pe-ra-kaya
NLNederlands
wantrouwend
wan-troo-wen-d
NONorsk
mistenksom
mis-ten-som
PLPolski
podejrzliwy
po-d-zrz-li-wee
PTPortuguês
desconfiado
des-kon-fee-a-do
RORomână
neîncrederos
ne-in-kre-de-rohs
RUРусский
недоверчивый
ne-do-ver-chee-vee
SVSvenska
misstroende
mis-tro-en-de
SWKiswahili
kuamini
ku-a-mee-ni
TAதமிழ்
நம்பிக்கை இல்லாத
nam-bi-kai il-la-ath
TEతెలుగు
సత్యం లేని
sat-yam la-ni
THไทย
ไม่ไว้วางใจ
mai wai-waang jai
TLTL
walang tiwala
wa-lang ti-wa-la
TRTürkçe
şüpheci
shoe-peh-chee
UKУкраїнська
недовірливий
ne-do-vir-li-vee
URاردو
نا-اعتمادی
na-a-a-te-mad
VITiếng Việt
thiếu tin
twee-ow tin
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la