Distrustful

/dɪsˈtrʌstfəl/ adjective

Feeling or showing suspicion and lack of confidence in someone or something.

From 'distrust' (dis- + trust), where 'dis-' means 'the opposite of,' plus '-ful' meaning 'full of.' It developed in the 1600s with the sense of 'lacking trust.'

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