I. dəˈstrəst, (ˈ)di|s- verb
Etymology: Middle English distrusten to suspect, from dis- (I) + trusten to trust — more at trust
transitive verb
1. : to have no trust or confidence in : mistrust
distrust the sword as a cure for all ills — John Buchan
he distrusted mathematics and the art of deductive logic that went with it — S.F.Mason
2. : to suspect of evil consequences or designs : feel wary or suspicious of
it would deprive him of the enormous personal satisfaction of distrusting what he doesn't know and despising what he has never seen — E.B.White
the Cistercians disliked and distrusted Abelard — Henry Adams
intransitive verb
obsolete : to have no trust or confidence
II. noun
Etymology: dis- (I) + trust
: the lack or absence of trust : suspicion , wariness
the Swiss, with their traditional distrust of personal power — Current Biography
an atmosphere of distrust and suspicion has been allowed to permeate the government — Vannevar Bush
his self-criticism, his distrust of his own ideas — Harold Callender
growing distrust of the efficacy of parliamentary bodies — John Dewey