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mis·trust  (ms-trst)

n.

Lack of trust or confidence arising from suspicion. See Synonyms at uncertainty.

v. mis·trust·ed, mis·trust·ing, mis·trusts

v.tr.

To regard without trust or confidence.

v.intr.

To be wary, suspicious, or doubtful.

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mis·trustful adj.

mis·trustful·ly adv.

mis·trustful·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

mistrustful - openly distrustful and unwilling to confide leery, suspicious, untrusting, wary 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

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mistrustful

adjective suspicious, nervous, cautious, uncertain, wary, cynical, doubtful, sceptical, dubious, fearful, hesitant, apprehensive, leery (slang), distrustful, chary He had always been mistrustful of women.
sure, certain, positive, definite, unafraid

Translations

mistrustful [ˌmɪsˈtrʌstfʊl] ADJ → desconfiado, receloso
to be mistrustful of sth/sb → desconfiar de algo/algn

mistrustful [ˌmɪsˈtrʌstf^əl] adj → méfiant(e)
mistrustful of → méfiant(e) à l'égard de

mistrustful

adj → misstrauisch; to be mistrustful of somebody/something → jdm/einer Sache misstrauen

mistrustful [mɪsˈtrʌstfʊl] adj mistrustful (of) → diffidente (nei confronti di)

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mistrustful [mɪsˈtrʌstfʊl] adj mistrustful (of) → diffidente (nei confronti di)