mistrustful
gb/mɪstɹˈʌstfəl/ us/mɪstɹˈʌstfəl/
B2
Anglų
bizalmatlan
B2
1
bizalmatlan
B2
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone] is mistrustful
He’s always been mistrustful of people he doesn’t know.
Mindig is bizalmatlan volt az idegenekkel szemben.
After being scammed once, she became more mistrustful and cautious.
Miután egyszer becsapták, bizalmatlanabb és óvatosabb lett.
The child stayed close to his mother, giving the visitors a mistrustful look.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I am mistrustful of strangers.
Bizalmatlan vagyok az idegenekkel szemben.
She is mistrustful because she was hurt before.
Azért bizalmatlan, mert korábban megbántották.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse mistrustful (suspicious) with untrustworthy (not deserving trust).
Reikšmė
suspicious and slow to trust
Kolokacijos
deeply mistrustful
|naturally mistrustful
|increasingly mistrustful
|mistrustful by nature
|mistrustful attitude
|mistrustful manner
|mistrustful glance
|a mistrustful look
|mistrustful of strangers
|mistrustful of authority
Sinonimai
suspicious (More general; can suggest suspicion about specific motives or wrongdoing.)
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wary (Emphasizes caution and carefulness rather than outright suspicion.)
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distrustful (Very close in meaning; often interchangeable in modern English.)
Antonimai
trusting (Readily believes others and gives trust easily.)
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confident (Shows assurance rather than doubt about people’s intentions.)
Temos
emotions
|relationships
|social
Apibrėžimas
If you are mistrustful, you do not trust people easily.
Not willing to trust people easily; suspicious that others may be dishonest or have bad intentions.
B2
2
bizalmatlan
B2
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone] is mistrustful of [someone/something]
Many residents are mistrustful of the company’s claims about safety.
Sok lakos bizalmatlan a cég biztonságról szóló állításaival szemben.
He was mistrustful of her sudden friendliness and kept his distance.
Bizalmatlan volt a nő hirtelen barátságosságával szemben, és távolságot tartott.
Investors are mistrustful of the numbers after the audit revealed errors.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I am mistrustful of that website.
Bizalmatlan vagyok azzal a weboldallal szemben.
They are mistrustful of his promises.
Bizalmatlanok az ígéreteivel szemben.
Dažna klaida:
Don’t use mistrustful to mean “not trusted by others”; that meaning is untrusted or distrusted.
Reikšmė
doubting a particular person or thing
Kolokacijos
mistrustful of the government
|mistrustful of politicians
|mistrustful of the media
|mistrustful of the police
|mistrustful of new technology
|mistrustful of his motives
|mistrustful of her intentions
|mistrustful of the plan
|mistrustful of promises
|mistrustful of official explanations
Sinonimai
skeptical (Focuses on doubt and questioning rather than fear of bad intentions.)
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doubtful (More about uncertainty; can be less personal than mistrustful.)
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cynical (Suggests a belief that people are mostly selfish; stronger and more negative.)
Antonimai
trustful (Willing to trust, especially toward a specific person or idea.)
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reassured (No longer doubtful after receiving evidence or comfort.)
Temos
business
|politics
|daily_life
|technology
|emotions
Apibrėžimas
If you are mistrustful of something, you do not believe it is safe, honest, or reliable.
Not trusting a particular person, organization, plan, or idea; doubtful about its reliability or honesty.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
mistrustful
IPA
GB/mɪstɹˈʌstfəl/
US/mɪstɹˈʌstfəl/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
mis - trust - ful (3 skiemenys)
Stress on 2nd syllable (trust)
Žodžio formos
Adjective
- Base: mistrustful
Žodžių šeima
Core family
mistrust
noun
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
Advanced or less common
mistrustfully
adverb
trustworthiness
noun
Posakiai
be mistrustful of
1/bˈi mɪstɹˈʌstfəl əv/
fixed phrase
not trust someone or something
To not trust someone or something.
Pavyzdžiai
- She’s mistrustful of anyone who asks personal questions right away.
- People became mistrustful of the app after the data leak.
- He grew mistrustful of their advice when it kept changing.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- I am mistrustful of strangers online.
- He is mistrustful of that plan.