distrustful
Use Distrustful in a sentence
fəl adjective
unable or unwilling to trust; doubtful; suspicious: An alert scientist is distrustful of coincidences.
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distrust (dɪsˈtrʌst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to regard as untrustworthy or dishonest |
| —n | |
| 2. | suspicion; doubt |
| dis'truster | |
| —n | |
| dis'trustful | |
| —adj | |
| dis'trustfully | |
| —adv | |
| dis'trustfulness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
The cruelty of the fraudulent ones is that they will inevitably make us distrustful of the true ones.
Defendant was distrustful, expected people to mistreat him, and lacked concern about other people.
Parents are more distrustful of vaccines, and sometimes demand alternate schedules or even no vaccines.
That, and the current financial turmoil, has rendered them distrustful of conventional banking.
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