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untrusting adjective uk /ʌnˈtrʌs.tɪŋ/ us /ʌnˈtrʌs.tɪŋ/ believing that people are likely to deceive or harm you: That loss, all those years ago, has made him a remarkably untrusting person. untrusting ofThe kittens were very scared and untrusting of humans. Opposite
trusting Kate became wary, secretive, and untrusting. Since that experience, I've become withdrawn, and very untrusting of people in general. Experiences like these can leave patients feeling untrusting of medical staff. Parents should not teach their children to be too untrusting because it could lead to problems forming relationships later in life. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Trusting and not trusting (you can) depend on/upon itidiom accept/take something on faithidiom bank bank on someone/something believe believe in something distrust distrustful distrustful of someone/something distrustfully have faith!idiom mistrustful mistrustfully non-confidence not trust someone an/one inchidiom put/place your faith in something/someoneidiom trustable turn to someone/something untrustworthiness untrustworthy |