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distrustful

adjective

dis·​trust·​ful (ˌ)dis-ˈtrəs(t)-fəl How to pronounce distrustful (audio)
: having or showing distrust
distrustfully adverb
distrustfulness noun

Example Sentences

she was distrustful of her boyfriend's claim of having saved the kitten from a raging fire naturally distrustful of politicians who claim to have all the answers
Recent Examples on the Web But, in many cases, the Taliban has appeared uninterested, apparently distrustful of the data or unsure of how to take action on it, according to a U.S. official familiar with communications with the Afghan group. Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021 But the lack of quorums is stirring concerns among tree advocates like Robb who, for years, have been disturbed and distrustful of the city’s treatment of its live oak trees. al, 24 Aug. 2022 But Trump mainstreamed a different kind of conservatism, one more nationalist, opposed to activity abroad, and distrustful of foreigners. Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 13 June 2022 The United States is hardly the only place where some people are afraid of vaccines, angry at pandemic restrictions, open to wild conspiracy theories, and distrustful of experts. Frida Ghitis, CNN, 10 Sep. 2021 Even as surveys show the public generally has become more concerned about climate change, a sizeable number of Americans have become even more distrustful of the scientific consensus. David Klepper, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2022 Even as surveys show the public generally has become more concerned about climate change, a sizeable number of Americans have become even more distrustful of the scientific consensus. David Klepper, ajc, 26 July 2022 However, in the past few years, growing tensions among superpowers, increasing nationalism, the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have contributed to nations’ behaving in more distrustful and insular ways overall. Tommy Shih, The Conversation, 13 July 2022 Once a regime’s lies are unveiled, its subjects become deeply distrustful, incapable of distinguishing between truth and lies. Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 20 July 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of distrustful was in 1589

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