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distrust

 
 
/dɪˈstrʌst/ noun [U]

Definition

when you do not trust someone or something: He has a deep distrust of foreigners.
distrust verb [T]
(Definition of distrust noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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