Etymology

wantrust

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Today it means: Distrust. Full definition →

Middle English wantrust
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromwantrust
  2. English todaywantrust

From Middle English wantrust, equivalent to wan- + trust. Compare Middle Dutch wantroost (“distrust”).

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