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desconfiar

[dɛʃkõfiˈaɾ]
verb
to distrust, to suspect, to doubt
1. to lack confidence in someone or something; to have doubts about someone's honesty or intentions
I distrust his motives.
Desconfio de suas intenções.
2. to suspect that something bad or wrong may happen or be true
She suspects he is lying.
Ela desconfia que ele está mentindo.
3. to have suspicion or doubt about something
He distrusts technology.
Ele desconfia da tecnologia.
NYC Slang
to sus someone out, to have sus vibes about someone
Synonyms
suspeitarduvidardesacreditarquestionar
Antonyms
confiaracreditarcrerfiar-se

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
desconfiar
standard usage throughout Brazil
São Paulo
desconfiar
commonly used in formal and informal speech
Rio de Janeiro
desconfiar
standard usage with conversational tone
Portugal
desconfiar
standard usage; identical to Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

desconfiar de sua própria sombra - to be extremely paranoid or suspicious
não desconfie - don't suspect, have faith
desconfiar da própria sombra - to distrust everything and everyone
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