distrust
verb (used with object)
to regard with doubt or suspicion; have no trust in.
has distrusted
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present perfectof distrust (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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To reporters, whom he has distrusted ever since he was TVA's general counsel, he roared: "Leave me alone!"
From Time Magazine Archive
Throughout Ervin's long career he has distrusted what he calls "the insatiable thirst for power of well-meaning men."
From Time Magazine Archive
