distrust
verb (used with object)
to regard with doubt or suspicion; have no trust in.
distrustfulness
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a word derived from
distrust.
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a word derived from
distrustful.
distrustfuladjectiveunable or unwilling to trust; doubtful; suspicious.
Example Sentences
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Two of the most common symptoms of trauma are hyper-vigilance and distrustfulness.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2019
And the old lady would explain what a hard and dangerous life was lived by lion-tamers, how their safety depended upon life-long distrustfulness of the creatures over whom they ruled.
From Sylvia's Marriage by Upton Sinclair
And then, gradually, it faded out and left a blank; the old expression of anxiety and distrustfulness returned.
From King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties by Laurence Housman
Then he asked, in honest distrustfulness, "Do you think it right for one who is not a Christian to try to teach others?"
From Opening a Chestnut Burr by Edward Payson Roe
If she stopped now, Christine, in this sudden new freak of distrustfulness, would be sure to misunderstand.
From The Desert and the Sown by Mary Hallock Foote
