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13 words match “MISTRUST”

MISTRUST v. 3 definitions
h jealousy or suspicion; to suspect; to doubt the integrity of; to distrust. I will never mistrust my wife again. Shak.
MISTRUSTER n.
One who mistrusts.
MISTRUSTFUL a.
Having or causing mistrust, suspicions, or forebodings. Their light blown out in some mistrustful wood. Shak. -- Mis*trust"ful*ly, adv. -- Mis*trust"ful*ness, n.
MISTRUSTINGLY adv.
With distrust or suspicion.
MISTRUSTLESS a.
Having no mistrust or suspicion. The swain mistrustless of his smutted face. Goldsmith.
DISTRUST v.
y upon; to deem of questionable sufficiency or reality; to doubt; to be suspicious of; to mistrust. Not distrusting my health. 2 Mac. ix. 22. To distrust the justice of your cause. Dryden. He that requireth the oath doth distrust that other. Udall. Of all afraid, Distrusting all, a wise, suspicious maid. Collins.…
DISTRUSTFUL a.
Apt to distrust; suspicious; mistrustful. Boyle. -- Dis*trust"ful*ly, adv. -- Dis*trust"ful*ness, n.
INSTINCT n.
a work of intelligence and knowledge. Sir W. Hamilton. By a divine instinct, men's minds mistrust Ensuing dangers. Shak.
MISTRIST v.
To mistrust. [Obs.] Chaucer.
SUSPECT v. 2 definitions
inion of the existence of, without proof, and often upon weak evidence or no evidence; to mistrust; to surmise; -- commonly used regarding something unfavorable, hurtful, or wrong; as, to suspect the presence of disease. Nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little; and therefore men should remedy suspici…
SUSPECTFUL a.
Apt to suspect or mistrust; full of suspicion; suspicious; as, to be suspectful of the motives of others. Milton. -- Sus*pect"ful*ness, n.
SUSPECTLESS a.
Not suspected; not mistrusted. [R.] Beau. & Fl.
SUSPICIOUS a.
Indicating suspicion, mistrust, or fear. We have a suspicious, fearful, constrained countenance. Swift.