distrust
verb (used with object)
to regard with doubt or suspicion; have no trust in.
have distrusted
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present perfectof distrust.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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“For years, people have distrusted the system,” Arevalo said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2021
These three agencies have distrusted one another for decades, hoarding information and dismissing one another's accomplishments.
From Time Magazine Archive
Marco Polo, too, must have distrusted the easy comfort of the past.
From Time Magazine Archive
In addition, the movement's pioneers have distrusted younger feminists, accusing them of taking for granted gains that the older generation fought hard for.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since that day, the wild pigs have distrusted all humans, and whenever they see a person in the forest, they think he or she is there to avenge the hunter.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
