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desconfiar

to distrust, to be suspicious

d e s k o n ˈf j a ɾ
des reversal or removal (un-/de-) + confiar to trust
verb Rare #38,108
to distrust, to be suspicious Often used with “de” before what/who you distrust: “desconfiar de alguien/de algo.”
SP: No debes desconfiar de todos.
EN: You shouldn't distrust everyone.
Conjugation of desconfiar
desconfiar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third desconfía —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third desconfía —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second desconfía —

No fue lo que él dijo, sino la manera en que lo dijo lo que me hizo desconfiar.

It wasn't what he said, but the way he said it that made me suspicious.

Y vuelve a desconfiar.

And he becomes suspicious again.

— Locuras de verano (1955)

No tengo motivos para desconfiar de él.

I have no reason to distrust him.

Siempre hay motivos para desconfiar.

There are always reasons to be suspicious.

— Locuras de verano (1955)

Teddy, haces bien en desconfiar de mí.

Teddy, you're right to distrust me.

— Bugonia (2025)

Debí desconfiar.

I should have been suspicious.

— Astérix y Obélix: Misión Cleopatra (2002)