Yap.Town

desconfiar

to distrust, to be suspicious of

d e s k o n ˈf j a ɾ
des undo, remove, or reverse + confiar to trust, to rely on
verb Rare #43,915
to distrust, to be suspicious of Often used with de before the person or thing distrusted: desconfiar de alguien/algo.
SP: No tienes que desconfiar de ella.
EN: You don't have to distrust her.
Conjugation of desconfiar
desconfiar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third desconfía —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third desconfía —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second desconfía —

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.

— Summertime (1955)

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.

Teddy, haces bien en desconfiar de mí.

Teddy, you're right to distrust me.

— Bugonia (2025)

Debí desconfiar.

I should have been suspicious.

— Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre (2002)

Y vuelve a desconfiar.

And he becomes suspicious again.

— Summertime (1955)