Mistrust and suspect imply that one is almost assured of positive evil; one may distrust himself or others; he suspects others. Mistrust is now rarely, if ever, used of persons, but only of motives, intentions, etc.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

doubt There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt.
suspicion He became an object of suspicion to his neighbors.
distrust True love knows neither suspicion nor distrust.
misgiving Tom's misgiving has come true.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
mistrust		rising
doubt		steady
suspicion		rising
distrust		steady
misgiving		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters: doubt¹
7 letters: untrust
8 letters: question², distrust², wantrust
9 letters: suspicion³, misgiving³
15 letters: distrustfulness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (question² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: méfiance
Español: recelo
Català: malfiança