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Disrepute vs Distrust - What's the difference?

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Disrepute is a related term of distrust.


As nouns the difference between disrepute and distrust

is that disrepute is loss or want of reputation; ill character; disesteem; discredit while distrust is lack of trust or confidence.

As verbs the difference between disrepute and distrust

is that disrepute is to bring into disreputation; to hold in dishonor while distrust is to put no trust in; to have no confidence in.

disrepute

English

Noun

(-)
  • Loss or want of reputation; ill character; disesteem; discredit.
  • *
  • Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get; what you get is classical alpha-taxonomy which is, very largely and for sound reasons, in disrepute today.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
  • At the beginning of the eighteenth century astrology fell into general disrepute .

    Verb

    (disreput)
  • To bring into disreputation; to hold in dishonor.
  • Anagrams

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    distrust

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Lack of trust or confidence.
  • Synonyms

    * *

    Derived terms

    * distrustful

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To put no trust in; to have no confidence in.
  • Derived terms

    * distruster