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distrustful

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dis·trust·ful  (ds-trstfl)
adj.
Feeling or showing doubt.
dis·trustful·ly adv.
dis·trustful·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.distrustful - having or showing distrust; "a man of distrustful nature"; "my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo; "vigilant and distrustful superintendence"- Thomas Jefferson
incredulous - not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
trustful, trusting - inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust; "great brown eye, true and trustful"- Nordhoff & Hall
distrustful
adjective suspicious, doubting, wary, cynical, doubtful, sceptical, uneasy, dubious, distrusting, disbelieving, leery (slang), mistrustful, chary Voters are distrustful of all politicians.
Translations
distrustful [dɪsˈtrʌstfʊl] ADJ → desconfiado, receloso
distrustful [dɪsˈtrʌstfʊl] adj → méfiant(e)
to be distrustful of sth/sb → se méfier de qch/qn
distrustful
adj → misstrauisch (of gegenüber)
distrustful [dɪsˈtrʌstfʊl] adj → diffidente
distrustful [dɪsˈtrʌstfʊl] adj → diffidente


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But when the army is restless and distrustful, trouble is sure to come from the other feudal princes.
The Art of War by Sun, Tzu View in context
She was quick at understanding the grandmothers who spoke no English, and the most reticent and distrustful of them would tell her their story without realizing they were doing so.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
Captain Ahab, said the reddening mate, moving further into the cabin, with a daring so strangely respectful and cautious that it almost seemed not only every way seeking to avoid the slightest outward manifestation of itself, but within also seemed more than half distrustful of itself; A better man than I might well pass over in thee what he would quickly enough resent in a younger man; aye
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
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