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.'
A distrustful personality isn't just about being suspicious—studies show it actually activates different brain regions than normal caution, showing that deep mistrust rewires how we process information!
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