Mistrustful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mɪstɹˈʌstfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/mɪstɹˈʌstfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mɪstɹˈʌstfəl/

3 syllables Say it as /mɪstɹˈʌstfəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

leery wary suspicious untrusting

Word Forms

leer	noun	a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
suspicion	noun	doubt about someone's honesty
suspiciousness	noun	being of a suspicious nature
wariness	noun	the trait of being cautious and watchful

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

misstrauisch

offen misstrauisch und nicht bereit, sich anzuvertrauen

🇫🇷French

méfiant

ouvertement méfiant et peu disposé à se confier

🇪🇸Spanish

desconfiado

abiertamente desconfiado y poco dispuesto a confiar

🇮🇹Italian

diffidente

apertamente diffidente e poco disposto a confidarsi

🇳🇱Dutch

wantrouwend

openlijk wantrouwend en niet bereid om in vertrouwen te nemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

desconfiado

abertamente desconfiado e sem vontade de confiar

🇷🇺Russian

недоверчивый

открыто недоверчив и не желает доверять

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शक्की

खुले तौर पर अविश्वासी और विश्वास करने को तैयार नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অবিশ্বাসী

প্রকাশ্যে অবিশ্বাসী এবং বিশ্বাস করতে অনিচ্ছুক

🇮🇳Tamil

நம்பிக்கையற்ற

வெளிப்படையாக அவநம்பிக்கை மற்றும் நம்பிக்கை கொள்ள விரும்பவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అపనమ్మకం

బహిరంగంగా అపనమ్మకం మరియు కాన్ఫిడెన్స్ చేయడానికి ఇష్టపడరు

🇮🇳Marathi

अविश्वासू

उघडपणे अविश्वासू आणि विश्वास ठेवण्यास तयार नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવિશ્વાસપૂર્ણ

ખુલ્લેઆમ અવિશ્વાસુ અને વિશ્વાસ કરવા તૈયાર નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪನಂಬಿಕೆ

ಬಹಿರಂಗವಾಗಿ ಅಪನಂಬಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮನವರಿಕೆ ಮಾಡಲು ಇಷ್ಟವಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവിശ്വാസി

പരസ്യമായി അവിശ്വാസവും തുറന്നുപറയാൻ തയ്യാറല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸੀ

ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹੇਆਮ ਬੇਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਭਰੋਸੇ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

بد اعتمادی

کھلے عام بے اعتمادی اور اعتماد کرنے کو تیار نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不信任的

公开不信任并且不愿意倾诉

🇯🇵Japanese

不信感のある

あからさまに不信感を抱き、打ち明けたがらない

🇰🇷Korean

의심 많은

공개적으로 불신하고 비밀을 밝히기를 꺼린다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không tin tưởng

công khai không tin tưởng và không muốn tâm sự

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ไว้วางใจ

ไม่ไว้วางใจอย่างเปิดเผยและไม่เต็มใจที่จะไว้วางใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

curiga

secara terbuka tidak percaya dan tidak mau curhat

🇵🇭Filipino

walang tiwala

lantarang walang tiwala at ayaw magtapat

🇲🇾Malay

tidak percaya

secara terbuka tidak percaya dan tidak mahu curhat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير موثوق

عدم الثقة علانية وغير راغبة في الثقة

🇮🇷Persian

بی اعتماد

آشکارا بی اعتماد است و تمایلی به رام کردن ندارد

🇹🇷Turkish

güvensiz

açıkça güvensiz ve güvenmeye isteksiz

🇮🇱Hebrew

חסר אמון

חוסר אמון בגלוי ולא מוכן לתת אמון

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