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distrustful

[dis-truhst-fuhl] / dɪsˈtrʌst fəl /


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Everybody has felt heartbreak or confusion or duped or confused or distrustful of their own intuition and all of that stuff.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

Hastily arranged burials of Ebola victims have been met with suspicion in a region already distrustful of the state.

From Barron's May 25, 2026

My distrustful and selfish brother was named as the executor of my late parents’ estate.

From MarketWatch Jan. 30, 2026

She also noted a lack of public health outreach to communities that have been hesitant or distrustful of vaccines.

From BBC Nov. 10, 2025

“Once habituated to his distrustful manner,” said I, “I have done very well.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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