mistrustful

mɪsˈtrʌstfəl

Definition

Definition of mistrustful - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

trusthaving a lack of trust or confidence

He was mistrustful of the stranger's intentions..

distrustful

suspicious

psychologyhaving a suspicion about something undesirable

He was mistrustful of the sudden silence.

distrustful

doubtful

suspicious

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Origin of mistrustful

Old French, mes (wrongly) + trost (trust)

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arouse suspicions

create doubt

make someone feel doubtful or mistrustful

Examples of mistrustful in a sentence

Mistrustful employees can harm workplace morale.
She was mistrustful of his intentions after the incident.
The community became mistrustful of the new policy changes.

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French:méfiant, suspicieux, ...
German:misstrauisch, ...
Italian:sospettoso, ...
Spanish:receloso, suspicaz, ...
Portuguese:desconfiado, ...
Chinese:怀疑的, 怀疑, ...
Japanese:疑い深い, 不信感を抱く, ...
Arabic:مُرْتاب, شَكّاك, ...
Hebrew:חָשְׁדָנִי, חַשְׁדָן, ...
Russian:недоверчивый, ...
Ukrainian:недовірливий, ...
Hindi:अविश्वासी, अविश्वासपूर्ण, ...
Bengali:অবিশ্বাসী, সংশয়ী, ...
Catalan:desconfiat, ...
Czech:nedůvěřivý, podezřívavý, ...
Danish:mistroisk, ...
Dutch:wantrouwend, ...
Greek:καχύποπτος, δυσπιστός, ...
Hungarian:bizalmatlan, ...
Khmer:មិនទុកចិត្ត, ...
Korean:의심 많은, 경계하는, ...
Persian:بدگمان, مشکوک, ...
Polish:nieufny, ...
Portuguese (BR):desconfiado, ...
Romanian:neîncrezător, bănuitor, ...
Swedish:misstänksam, skeptisk, ...
Thai:ไม่ไว้วางใจ, สงสัย, ...
Turkish:şüpheci, kuşkucu, ...
Vietnamese:không tin tưởng, ...

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