distrust
verb (used with object)
to regard with doubt or suspicion; have no trust in.
had distrusted
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past perfectof distrust.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Roosevelt had distrusted the meatpacking industry for years, angered by the putrid meat sold to the Army and served to his troops during the Spanish-American War.
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2018
How was it that Lyndon Johnson, a man of monumental talents and passions, became a captive in Vietnam of military leaders he had distrusted and scorned for 30 years in public life?
From Time Magazine Archive
Madalena had anxiously watched the two together, and at breakfast the day before the wedding she had distrusted the light in the man's eyes as he looked at the girl.
From The Second Latchkey by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
Perhaps Driscoll had joined him and he had distrusted the man, who might have come into the camp while he was writing.
From The Lure of the North by Harold Bindloss
For the time being, Miss Gannion had distrusted him; but at least she had gained no idea of the cause of his changed attitude.
From The Dominant Strain by H. C. (Harry C.) Edwards
