distrustful

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   feeling or showing a lack of trust; suspicious and wary

   She remained distrustful of anyone who refused to explain his motives.

Formed in English from distrust + -ful. Distrust combines dis-, here expressing reversal or lack, with trust, which came through Old Norse traust ("confidence, support"). The adjective therefore describes someone or something characterized by an absence of trust.

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