DISTRUSTFULNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The trait of not trusting others

Synonyms:

distrust; distrustfulness; mistrust

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("distrustfulness" is a kind of...):

trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "distrustfulness"):

suspicion; suspiciousness (being of a suspicious nature)

Derivation:

distrustful (having or showing distrust)