Mistrust and Mistrustfulness

Mistrust

Mistrust noun - A feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something.
Usage example: had an unfortunate mistrust of doctors, so her medical condition was allowed to worsen

Mistrustfulness and mistrust are semantically related in distrust topic. In some cases you can use "Mistrustfulness" instead a noun "Mistrust".

Mistrustfulness

Mistrustfulness noun - A feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something.
Usage example: eyed the strange invention with his usual mistrustfulness

Mistrust and mistrustfulness are semantically related in distrust topic. You can use "Mistrust" instead a noun "Mistrustfulness".

Nearby Words: mistrust, mistrustful
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