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English Dictionary: distrustfulness by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
distrustfulness
n
  1. the trait of not trusting others [syn: distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust]
    Antonym(s): trust, trustfulness, trustingness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Distrustful \Dis*trust"ful\, a.
      1. Not confident; diffident; wanting confidence or thrust;
            modest; as, distrustful of ourselves, of one's powers.
  
                     Distrustful sense with modest caution speaks.
                                                                              --Pope.
  
      2. Apt to distrust; suspicious; mistrustful. --Boyle. --
            {Dis*trust"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*trust"ful*ness}, n.
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