Distrusting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Distrusting is an adjective meaning Inclined to distrust; distrustful; suspicious.
Meaning
Inclined to distrust; distrustful; suspicious.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of distrust
Example Sentences
While these standards of treatment are changing, many intersex people have experienced trauma at the hands of doctors and other medical professionals and may be very distrusting of providers and avoid seeking medical care.
Her small stature and quiet nature enables her to slip in and out of places unnoticed... her gentle character allows her to deceive even the most distrusting of men with merely a blink of her wide eyes and an innocent smile.
To the contrary, compared to the Pew Research Center respondents who either worked for government or lived in a household with someone who did, those who worked for nongovernmental employers under contracts and grants were usually the most distrusting of all.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mistrust, distrustfulness, suspicion, suspect, doubt, misgiving.
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