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distrustfulnessThe quality or state of being suspicious and not trusting others

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: The quality or state of being suspicious and not trusting others

Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪsˈtrʌstfəlnəs/

Example Sentences

  • Her distrustfulness towards online shopping made her check every review three times before buying anything.
  • The detective's natural distrustfulness helped him solve many cases.
  • His extreme distrustfulness made him change all his passwords every day, just in case his cat was a spy.

distrustfulness

NOUN

[/dɪsˈtrʌstfəlnəs/]

The quality or state of being suspicious and not trusting others

The quality or state of being suspicious and not trusting others
💡 Concept

The quality or state of being suspicious and not trusting others

Her distrustfulness shields against lustfulness, protecting trustfulness!
🎵 Rhyme

Her distrustfulness shields against lustfulness, protecting trustfulness!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dɪsˈtrʌstfəlnəs/
🇬🇧 UK/dɪsˈtrʌstfəlnəs/

🌳Etymology

Prefixdis--
Roottrust
Suffix--fulness

🎵Rhyme

trustfulnesslustfulness
trustfulness
lustfulness

🔗Collocations

deep distrustfulness
natural distrustfulness
overcome distrustfulness
show distrustfulness
ingrained distrustfulness

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

Her distrustfulness towards online shopping made her check every review three times before buying anything.

The detective's natural distrustfulness helped him solve many cases.

😄 Fun example

His extreme distrustfulness made him change all his passwords every day, just in case his cat was a spy.

Years of betrayal had developed a deep distrustfulness in her character.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

suspicionmistrustskepticismwarinessdoubt

Antonyms

trustconfidencefaith

Related

distrustdistrustfulsuspiciousparanoia

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