"untrust" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more untrust [comparative], most untrust [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌst Etymology: From Middle English untrust, untriste, probably from Old Norse útraustr (“untrustworthy”). Cognate with Icelandic útraustur. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|untrust}} Middle English untrust, {{m|enm|untriste}} untriste, {{der|en|non|útraustr||untrustworthy}} Old Norse útraustr (“untrustworthy”), {{cog|is|útraustur}} Icelandic útraustur Head templates: {{en-adj}} untrust (comparative more untrust, superlative most untrust)
  1. (archaic) Faithless; distrustful. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-untrust-en-adj-8Y88M~5D
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Rhymes: -ʌst Etymology: From Middle English untrust, untrost, untrist, likely from un- + trust. Cognate with Icelandic útraust (“untrust”). Compare also Swedish otro (“lack of faith, disbelief”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|untrust}} Middle English untrust, {{m|enm|untrost}} untrost, {{m|enm|untrist}} untrist, {{af|en|un-|trust}} un- + trust, {{cog|is|útraust|t=untrust}} Icelandic útraust (“untrust”), {{noncog|sv|otro|t=lack of faith, disbelief}} Swedish otro (“lack of faith, disbelief”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} untrust (uncountable)
  1. Lack or absence of trust; mistrust; distrust. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-untrust-en-noun-y35uJrkp Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 46 54
  2. (technology) An external port. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Technology
    Sense id: en-untrust-en-noun-l4rNMFzd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 13 82 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 46 54 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, technology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: distrust, mistrust, wantrust [obsolete]
Etymology number: 1

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