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Synonyms

distrustful

American

[dis-truhst-fuhl] / dɪsˈtrʌst fəl /

adjective

unable or unwilling to trust; doubtful; suspicious.

An alert scientist is distrustful of coincidences.

Other Word Forms

distrustfully adverb
distrustfulness noun
predistrustful adjective
undistrustful adjective
undistrustfully adverb
undistrustfulness noun

Etymology

Origin of distrustful

First recorded in 1585–95; distrust + -ful

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