Distrustful Meaning: Definition, Examples, and Translations
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distrustful
dis-trust-ful
Definition
feeling towards someone
Having or showing a lack of trust or confidence in someone or something.
Synonyms
doubtful, skeptical, suspicious, untrusting.
Examples of usage
- He gave me a distrustful look.
- She was distrustful of strangers.
- His distrustful attitude made it difficult to work together.
- Being distrustful can make relationships challenging.
- I could sense her distrustful nature from the way she spoke.
Translations
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Quick facts about “distrustful”
Distrustful is a 3-syllable adjective (dis-trust-ful). It is pronounced /dɪˈstɹəstfəɫ/ in American English and /dɪstɹˈʌstfəl/ in British English. On finesentence.com it has 1 meaning, 4 synonyms, and translations into 21 languages. It ranks #24,274 among the most common English words.
Origin of 'distrustful'
The word 'distrustful' originates from the combination of 'dis-', meaning 'lack of' or 'not', and 'trustful', which comes from the word 'trust'. The concept of trust has been a fundamental aspect of human relationships throughout history, and the prefix 'dis-' adds a negative connotation to it. The word has been used in English language since the 16th century.
See also: distrust, entrust, entrusting, mistrust, mistrustful, mistrustfully, trust, trustee, trustful, trustfulness, trustingly, trustworthily, trustworthiness, trustworthy, untrusting, untrustworthily, untrustworthiness, untrustworthy.