mistrustful

mis·trust

 (mĭs-trŭst′)
n.
Lack of trust or confidence: I viewed the stranger's advice with mistrust.
tr.v. mis·trust·ed, mis·trust·ing, mis·trusts
1. To regard without trust or confidence: He mistrusted his lieutenant.
2. To doubt the truth or sincerity of: I mistrust everything he says.

mis·trust′ful adj.
mis·trust′ful·ly adv.
mis·trust′ful·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.mistrustful - openly distrustful and unwilling to confidemistrustful - openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
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
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mistrustful

adjective
Lacking trust or confidence:
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Translations
مُرْتاب، مليء بالشَّك
nedůvěřivý
mistroisk
misstrauisch
méfiant
tortrygginn
diffidente
mistenksom
güvensiz
不信任的

mistrustful

[ˌmɪsˈtrʌstfʊl] ADJdesconfiado, receloso
to be mistrustful of sth/sbdesconfiar de algo/algn
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mistrustful

[ˌmɪsˈtrʌstfəl] adjméfiant(e)
mistrustful of → méfiant(e) à l'égard de
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mistrustful

adjmisstrauisch; to be mistrustful of somebody/somethingjdm/einer Sache misstrauen
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mistrustful

[mɪsˈtrʌstfʊl] adj mistrustful (of)diffidente (nei confronti di)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mistrust

(misˈtrast) verb
to have no confidence or trust in.
noun
lack of confidence in something.
ˌmisˈtrustful adjective
ˌmisˈtrustfully adverb
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

mistrustful

a. desconfiado-a, receloso-a.
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