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untrusting

adjective
un·​trust·​ing | \ ˌən-ˈtrÉ™-stiÅ‹ How to pronounce untrusting (audio) \

Definition of untrusting

: not having or given to confidence in something or someone : not trusting untrusting of the police

Examples of untrusting in a Sentence

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 The players, who really bought in at first, became confused and untrusting, uncertain that Jurgen would honor their commitment to him by rewarding them with a consistent status on the pitch. — Jon Weinbach, Slate Magazine, "Three U.S. soccer obsessives debate the future of the men’s national team.," 13 Oct. 2017 In a country going through a particularly untrusting phase, anyone with any remaining shred of authority about storms ratcheted up the rhetoric this weekend in an effort to get people to listen up and evacuate. — Marc Fisher, Washington Post, "As Irma approaches, fear is in the water, spreading with new and viral efficiency," 9 Sep. 2017

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First Known Use of untrusting

1861, in the meaning defined above

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