Definition of "distrustfulness" [distrustfulness]

• The state or quality of being distrustful or doubtful; distrust; mistrust. (noun)

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• "This, in turn, had engendered a chronic distrustfulness, and his mind and character had become so warped that he was a very disagreeable man to deal with."
• "The loss of a mate or a friend or a colleague through distrust is not a punishment for distrustfulness."
• "You know, ever since watching him on TV for the first time back in June, the Midterm Roundup has felt an eerie, sort of inexplicable sense of distrustfulness toward Tom Kean, Jr."