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mistrustful
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Mistrustful
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mis·trust·ful
/
mɪsˈtrʌst
fəl
/
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[
mis-
truhst
-f
uh
l
]
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adjective
full of
mistrust
; suspicious.
Origin:
1520–30;
mistrust
+
-ful
Related forms
mis·trust·ful·ly,
adverb
mis·trust·ful·ness,
noun
un·mis·trust·ful,
adjective
un·mis·trust·ful·ly,
adverb
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mistrust
(ˌmɪsˈtrʌst)
—
vb
1.
to have doubts or suspicions about (someone or something)
—
n
2.
distrust
mis'truster
—
n
mis'trustful
—
adj
mis'trustfully
—
adv
mis'trustfulness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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