Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

untrust

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-trust
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack or absence of trust; mistrust.

Uncountable

noun

The zone representing everything that originates outside of the firewall.

Uncountable

adj

Faithless; distrustful.

Archaic

verb

To fail to trust; to distrust.

verb

To mark or flag (something) as untrustworthy.

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Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: untrust, útraustr

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Questions

What does untrust mean?
Lack or absence of trust; mistrust.
Where does untrust come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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