Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

trust fall

American  
[truhst fawl] / ˈtrʌst ˌfɔl /

noun

  • trust falls
    plural
  1. an exercise where a person falls and relies on another person to catch them, used to demonstrate trust.

  2. an act of faith.


Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

Inflected Forms

Nouns

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

With that, the holy men take a collective trust fall so the healing can begin.

From Salon Nov. 22, 2024

The last obstacle of the day was the trust fall, a staple of corporate retreats.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 11, 2024

On my first element, I took a trust fall to get my brain over the fear hump, so I was more willing to take risks on the course.

From Seattle Times Aug. 3, 2023

The whole exercise is a public health trust fall.

From New York Times Aug. 8, 2021

I continued to feel as if we were falling backward, our whole family in a giant trust fall.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training