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Webster 1913 Edition

Wantrust

Wan′trustˊ

,
Noun.
[Pref.
wan-
as in
wanton + trust
.]
Failing or diminishing trust; want of trust or confidence; distrust.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Definition 2024

wantrust

wantrust

English

Noun

wantrust ‎(uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Distrust.

Etymology

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

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