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untrust.

Lack or absence of trust; mistrust.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Lack or absence of trust; mistrust.

    uncountable · usually
  2. The zone representing everything that originates outside of the firewall.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From Middle English untrust, untrost, untrist, likely from un- + trust. Cognate with Icelandic útraust (“untrust”). Compare also Swedish otro (“lack of faith, disbelief”).

adj
  1. Faithless; distrustful.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English untrust, untriste, probably from Old Norse útraustr (“untrustworthy”). Cognate with Icelandic útraustur.

verb
  1. To fail to trust; to distrust.

  2. To mark or flag (something) as untrustworthy.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English untrust, untriste, probably from Old Norse útraustr (“untrustworthy”). Cognate with Icelandic útraustur.

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