distrust
noun/dɪsˈtrʌst/
Frequency rank: #8,565 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a feeling of not being able to trust someone or something
Example sentence
After being cheated twice, she felt deep distrust toward her business partner.
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