Definitions for Distrustful
dɪsˈtrʌst fəldis·trust·ful

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. distrustfuladjective

   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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. distrustfuladjective

   Marked by distrust; doubtful; suspicious.

2. distrustfuladjective

   Causing or giving rise to distrust.

3. Etymology: From distrust + -ful.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Distrustfuladjective

   Etymology: distrust and full.

   1. Apt to distrust; suspicious.

   Generals often harbour distrustful thoughts in their breasts. Robert Boyle, Seraphick Love.

   2. Not confident; diffident.

   The great corrupters of discourse have not been so distrustful of themselves. Government of the Tongue.

   3. Diffident of himself; modest; timorous.

   Distrustful sense with modest caution speaks;
   It still looks home, and short excursions makes;
   But rattling nonsense in full vollies breaks. Alexander Pope.

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1. distrustful

   Distrustful refers to a state or attitude of being unable to believe, trust, or have confidence in someone or something. It implies a sense of skepticism, suspicion or doubt towards the reliability or intentions of others.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Distrustfuladjective

   not confident; diffident; wanting confidence or thrust; modest; as, distrustful of ourselves, of one's powers

2. Distrustfuladjective

   apt to distrust; suspicious; mistrustful

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1. Distrustful

   Distrustful vs. Mistrustful -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Distrustful and Mistrustful.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Distrustful in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Distrustful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Distrustful in a Sentence

1. Tom Burt:

   For those who are distrustful, giving them the ability to confirm that their vote got counted, that's where I see a huge potential transformation in trust.

2. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

   I think that we can have a legitimate difference of opinion on this, because I think Iran has shown to be completely distrustful.

3. Scott Ratzan:

   Looking at African American respondents community surveys in New York City, Black Americans are more distrustful, and with good reason.

4. Sterne:

   How frequently are the honesty and integrity of a man disposed of by a smile or a shrug. How many good and generous actions have been sunk into oblivion by a distrustful look, or stamped with the imputation of bad motives, by a mysterious and seasonable whisper!

5. David Shafer:

   One of my concerns when we lost all these elections, was that people would just give up on the Republican Party, and give up on resisting the progressives, but that's clearly not happened, there's been a surge of interest, but the people that are interested are just are distrustful of authority –of all types of authority –and there’s some growing pains.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Distrustful
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Distrustful
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Distrustful
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Distrustful