Distrustful
adjective
Feeling or showing a lack of trust in someone or something.
He seemed distrustful of my intentions.
Often appears as...
- distrustful eyes
- distrustful of strangers
adjective
Feeling or showing a lack of trust in someone or something.
He seemed distrustful of my intentions.
Often appears as...
- distrustful eyes
- distrustful of strangers
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Pro Tip 1/3Trust Levels
Use 'distrustful' when someone's trust is less than usual or has decreased over time.
After the scandal, the community became increasingly distrustful of the officials.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
'Distrustful' can imply hurt or betrayal from past experiences.
She was distrustful after her friend revealed her secrets.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-verbal Cues
People may appear distrustful through their body language, not just words.
With arms crossed, he gave the speaker a distrustful look.
Compare with
cautiouscertaindisbelievingdoubtfulmistrustfulskepticalsuspiciouswary
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Quote examples
Nikola Tesla
Inventor
With ideas it is like with dizzy heights you climb: At first they cause you discomfort and you are anxious to get down, distrustful of your own powers; but soon the remoteness of the turmoil of life and the inspiring influence of the altitude calm your blood; your step gets firm and sure and you begin to look - for dizzier heights.
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Laura Fraser
Scottish Actress
I've been a jealous person myself. I've been distrustful, convinced that somebody's having an affair with somebody else. If you believe it in your head, everything looks like a lie. When you're looking for it, you always see it - even the change of expression in their face.
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Kevin Wilson
American Writer
My parents were distrustful of the outside world. They didn't think much good came out of it... The outside world was this strange place that was not so much dangerous as not as interesting as what went on in the house.
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Kevin Bacon
American Actor
There is a lesson there about greed and it is a lesson I am willing to learn as well. Has it made me a distrustful person? I don't think so. But we probably look a bit more carefully at our financial situation now.
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Rick Famuyiwa
Nigerian Director
I think we've now gotten to this point where we're growing more and more distrustful of our institutions, be they government or corporations or otherwise.
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Mohamed ElBaradei
Egyptian Scientist
I think people are distrustful of politicians and are looking for someone who is telling the truth with no hidden agenda.
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David Mitchell
English Novelist
My books are anti-absolutist and deeply distrustful of any religious stance that precludes the validity of any other.
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James Baldwin
American Novelist
It is very nearly impossible... to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind.
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James Lasdun
British Writer
The nature of fiction is to make one distrustful of any character who lectures and castigates.
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Amitava Kumar
Indian Writer
Like every other self-respecting academic, I'm distrustful of self-help books.
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Nikola Tesla
Inventor
With ideas it is like with dizzy heights you climb: At first they cause you discomfort and you are anxious to get down, distrustful of your own powers; but soon the remoteness of the turmoil of life and the inspiring influence of the altitude calm your blood; your step gets firm and sure and you begin to look - for dizzier heights.
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Laura Fraser
Scottish Actress
I've been a jealous person myself. I've been distrustful, convinced that somebody's having an affair with somebody else. If you believe it in your head, everything looks like a lie. When you're looking for it, you always see it - even the change of expression in their face.
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Kevin Wilson
American Writer
My parents were distrustful of the outside world. They didn't think much good came out of it... The outside world was this strange place that was not so much dangerous as not as interesting as what went on in the house.
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Kevin Bacon
American Actor
There is a lesson there about greed and it is a lesson I am willing to learn as well. Has it made me a distrustful person? I don't think so. But we probably look a bit more carefully at our financial situation now.
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Rick Famuyiwa
Nigerian Director
I think we've now gotten to this point where we're growing more and more distrustful of our institutions, be they government or corporations or otherwise.
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Mohamed ElBaradei
Egyptian Scientist
I think people are distrustful of politicians and are looking for someone who is telling the truth with no hidden agenda.
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David Mitchell
English Novelist
My books are anti-absolutist and deeply distrustful of any religious stance that precludes the validity of any other.
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James Baldwin
American Novelist
It is very nearly impossible... to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind.
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James Lasdun
British Writer
The nature of fiction is to make one distrustful of any character who lectures and castigates.
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Amitava Kumar
Indian Writer
Like every other self-respecting academic, I'm distrustful of self-help books.
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