distrusting

English

Adjective

distrusting (comparative more distrusting, superlative most distrusting)

1. Inclined to distrust; distrustful; suspicious.
   • 2010, Paul C. Light, The True Size of Government, page 79:

     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.

   • 2016, Megan Linski, Prince of Fire:

     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.

   • 2019, Tim R. Johnston, Welcoming LGBT Residents:

     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.

Derived terms

• distrustingly

 

Verb

distrusting

1. present participle and gerund of distrust