mistrust

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˌmɪsˈtrʌst/ UK /ˌmɪsˈtrʌst/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
lack of trust or confidence; to regard with suspicion

There was deep mistrust between the rival factions.

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Synonyms

1 noun · lack of trust or... distrust suspicion doubt wariness skepticism misgiving

Opposites

trust confidence faith

Word family

Derived forms mistrustfulmistrustfully

Related forms trust distrust trusty

Etymology

From mis- ('wrongly, badly') + trust, from Old Norse traust ('confidence, help'), of Germanic origin, related to true.

mis- Old English traust Old Norse

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# mistrust

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌmɪsˈtrʌst/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌmɪsˈtrʌst/

## Meanings
1. lack of trust or confidence; to regard with suspicion

## Examples
- There was deep mistrust between the rival factions.

## Synonyms
- distrust
- suspicion
- doubt
- wariness
- skepticism
- misgiving

## Antonyms
- trust
- confidence
- faith

## Derived Forms
- mistrustful
- mistrustfully

## Related Forms
- trust
- distrust
- trusty

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mis-
- Root: traust

## Etymology
From mis- ('wrongly, badly') + trust, from Old Norse traust ('confidence, help'), of Germanic origin, related to true.

## AI Etymology
Mistrust comes from mis- ('wrongly, badly') + trust, from Old Norse traust ('confidence, help'), of Germanic origin, related to true. The prefix supplies the first semantic turn, while the base carries the lexical core of the word. As a noun and verb, it carries the sense "lack of trust or confidence; to regard with suspicion", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Old English mis- and Old Norse traust. Derivative forms include mistrustful, mistrustfully; related words include trust, distrust, trusty.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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