Etymology

mistrust

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Today it means: Lack of trust or confidence; distrust, untrust. Full definition →

Middle English mistrust
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  1. Middle English · inherited frommistrust
  2. English todaymistrust

From Middle English mistrust; equivalent to mis- + trust.

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