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noun

Mistrust n. Want of confidence or trust; suspicion; distrust.

verb

Mistrust v. t.

To regard with jealousy or suspicion; to suspect; to doubt the integrity of; to distrust. "I will never mistrust my wife again."

To forebode as near, or likely to occur; to surmise. "By a divine instinct, men's minds mistrust Ensuing dangers."

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Etymology of 'Mistrust'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Mistrust" Quotes from Famous Books

... the time, and the subjects open to me without my being able to recollect the order or the words of the speaker. O let me recommend this dear Lord to your heart and confidence; commit all your concerns to him; mistrust no part of his providential dealings with you; his wisdom shall manage for you, and you shall one day say, 'He hath done all ...

— The Power of Faith - Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The Late Mrs. Isabella Graham. • Isabella Graham

... of Osmund the jarl, for Odda knew that the lesser folk would mistrust me if I had any doings with the Danes. Maybe I was sorry not to see the Lady Thora; but if I had seen her, I do not know what I should have said to her, having had no experience of ladies' ways at any time, which would have made me seem ...

— King Alfred's Viking - A Story of the First English Fleet • Charles W. Whistler

... back: By this no doubt she is sorely penitent, Her fit of angry mercy well blown out And her wits cool again. She must have chafed A great while through for anger to become So like pure pity; they must have fretted her Night mad for anger: or it may be mistrust, She is so false; yea, to my death I think She will not trust me; alas the hard sweet heart! As if my lips could hurt her any way But by too keenly kissing of her own. Ah false poor sweet fair lips that keep no faith, They shall ...

— Chastelard, a Tragedy • Algernon Charles Swinburne

... mistrust you now, sir, which I see exactly what you are; and which likewise your having of your darter with you is a rickymindation; for men don't go about a taking of their darters with them when they are up to robbery and murder, do ...

— Cruel As The Grave • Mrs. Emma D. E. N. Southworth

... leaves such natural and healthful relations out of account. The poor in rich neighborhoods, or in neighborhoods where alms are lavishly given, are less kind to each other, and the whole tone of a neighborhood can be lowered, {28} mistrust and jealousy being substituted for neighborly helpfulness, by undiscriminating doles from those whose kindly but condescending attitude has quite blinded them to the everyday facts of the neighborhood life. There are some who think it a pity that, out of their slender ...

— Friendly Visiting among the Poor - A Handbook for Charity Workers • Mary Ellen Richmond

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