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distrust

verb [T]
 
 
/dɪˈstrʌst/

Definition

to not trust someone or something: In spite of its election success, the government is still deeply distrusted on key issues.Trusting and not trusting
(Definition of distrust verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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