distrustfulness

Noun
Synonyms: distrustmistrust

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the trait of not trusting othersSynonyms: distrustmistrust
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Distrustful \Dis*trust"ful\, a.

1.Not confident; diffident; wanting confidence or thrust; modest; as, distrustful of ourselves, of one's powers. [1913 Webster]

Distrustful sense with modest caution speaks.— Pope.[1913 Webster]

2.Apt to distrust; suspicious; mistrustful. --Boyle. -- Dis*trust"ful*ly, adv. -- Dis*trust"ful*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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