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Not trusting someone or something
- distrustful adjective uk / dɪˈstrʌst.f ə l / us / dɪˈstrʌst.f ə l / Add to word list not trusting someone or something: distrustful of They tend to be distrustful of outsiders.
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not trusting someone or something: distrustful of They tend to be distrustful of outsiders. Large sections of Britain's poorest communities are alienated and distrustful of authority. See. distrust. Fewer examples. These are voters who are really very distrustful of professional politicians.
Distrustful definition: unable or unwilling to trust; doubtful; suspicious. See examples of DISTRUSTFUL used in a sentence.
: having or showing distrust. distrustfully. (ˌ)dis-ˈtrəs (t)-fə-lē. adverb. distrustfulness noun. Synonyms. disbelieving. doubting. incredulous. mistrustful. negativistic. questioning. show-me. skeptical. suspecting. suspicious. unbelieving. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of distrustful in a Sentence.
If you're suspicious, or uncertain whether you should believe something (or someone), you're distrustful. If your dog is distrustful of clowns, she may growl every time she sees anyone wearing a big, red, rubber nose.
distrust. noun [ U or S ] uk / dɪˈstrʌst / us / dɪˈstrʌst / Add to word list. the feeling of not trusting someone or something: mutual distrust The two groups have existed in a state of mutual distrust for centuries. deep distrust She has a deep distrust of the media.
Definitions of 'distrustful' If you are distrustful of someone or something, you think that they are not honest, reliable, or safe. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'distrustful' American English: dɪstrʌstfəl British English: dɪstrʌstfʊl. More. Synonyms of 'distrustful' • suspicious, doubting, wary, cynical [...] More.
Definition of distrustful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
