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mistrustfulness

/mɪˈstɹəsfəɫnəs/ noun

Quality of being mistrustful.

Word Origin From Old English mis- 'wrongly' and Old Norse traust 'trust, confidence' — mistrustful means 'full of wrong trust, suspicious.' The breakdown mis+trust+ful+ness: mis- (wrong), trust, -ful, -ness. Trust comes from PIE *deru- 'firm, solid' (like a tree), so trust is something solid. Mistrust is shaky. Related words like distrust, entrust, and trustworthy all share that root.

noun Quality of being mistrustful. countable

His constant mistrustfulness made it difficult to form genuine friendships.

(名词) 多疑；猜疑；疑心

他持续的不信任感使得建立真诚的友谊变得困难。

(sustantivo) Cualidad de ser desconfiado.

Su desconfianza constante dificultaba formar amistades genuinas.

(nom) méfiance; défiance [Caractère méfiant ou soupçonneux d'une personne qui ne fait pas confiance.]

Sa méfiance constante rendait difficile la formation de véritables amitiés.

(Substantiv) Eigenschaft, misstrauisch oder argwöhnisch zu sein.

Seine ständige **mistrustfulness** machte es schwer, echte Freundschaften zu schließen.

(名詞) 不信感。人を疑って信用しない性質。

彼の常習的な不信感が、誠実な友情を築くことを困難にしていた。

(substantivo) desconfiança; suspeição; receio [Qualidade de ser desconfiado; tendência a desconfiar.]

Sua desconfiança constante dificultava formar amizades genuínas.

Synonyms: distrust suspicion wariness skepticism doubt caution misgiving dubiousness Antonyms: trust confidence faith belief
Word parts: mis + trust + ful + ness

Related words

mistrust trust distrust entrust trustee trusty mislead mistake misjudge misbehave misplace misread

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