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Definition: Mistrustful |
MistrustfulAdjective1. Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "mistrustful" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
Synonyms: MistrustfulSynonyms: leery (adj), suspicious (adj), untrusting (adj), wary (adj). (additional references) |
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| "Mistrustful" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Mistrustful" is used about 21 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 21 | 76,261 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
mistrustful | 7 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "mistrustful"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | mosbesues (distrustful, incredulous, paranoid, sceptical, unbelieving), dyshues (distrustful, doubtful, doubting, dubious, incredulous, leery, queer, shady, suspicious, wary). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مسىء الظن, مرتاب (distrustful, doubtful, doubting, in doubt, skeptical, suspicious). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | недоверчив (distrustful, incredulous, trustless), подозрителен (distrustful, doubtful, equivocal, jealous, leery, queer, suspect, suspicious). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | nedùvìřivý (diffident, distrustful, incredulous, sceptical, suspicious, wary). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | méfiant, défiant. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | misstrauisch (distrustful, distrustfully, suspicious, suspiciously, warily, wary). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κακόπιστοσ, δύσπιστοσ (incredulous, skeptical, suspicious, unbelieving). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | bizalmatlan (misgiving, shy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | sospettoso (distrustful, suspicious), diffidente (defensive, distrustful, suspicious, wary). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | meehreisteilagh (diffident, distrustful, mistrusting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | istrustfulmay desconfiado (cagey, diffident, distune, shy, suspicious, touchy, trustless, umbrageous, wary). (various references) neîncrezãtor (distrustful, distrustfully, incredulous, suspicious, suspiciously), bãnuitor (distrustful, leery, mistrustfully, squint, suspicious, yellow). (various references) недоверчивый (distrustful, incredulous, shy, trustless). (various references) nepoverljiv (distrustful, doubting, incredulous, leery, no confidence, suspicious, trustless). (various references) receloso (anxious, mistrusted, suspicious, worried), desconfiado (distrustful, mistrusted, suspicious). (various references) misstrogen (distrustful, suspicious), klentrogen (distrustful, faithless, incredulous, skeptical, unbelieving). (various references) güvensiz (distrustful, incredulous, insecure, jealous, not confident, unsecured), şüpheci (distrustful, dubious, from missouri, sceptic, sceptical, skeptic, skeptical, suspicious, unbelieving). (various references) недовірливий (defiant, diffident, distrustful, incredulous, nullifidian, shy, trustless, watchful), підозрілий (doubtful, dubious, leery, questionable, rum, rummy, screwy, suspect, suspicious, wary). (various references) nghi ngờ (doubtful, dubitative, entertainment, reffective), ngờ vực (askance, askant, defiant, doubtful, dubitative), không tin (distrustful, unconvinced, unpersuaded), h" nghi (dubitative). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "mistrustful": mistrustfully, mistrustfulness, mistrustfulnesses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "mistrustful" (pronounced mi'stru"stful or mi'stru"sful) |
| 10 | -i' s t r u" s t f u l | distrustful. |
| 6 | -u" s t f u l | lustful. |
| 5 | -s t f u l | boastful, distasteful, fistful, restful, tasteful, wasteful, wistful, zestful. |
| 4 | -t f u l | artful, deceitful, delightful, disrespectful, doubtful, eventful, fateful, fitful, forgetful, fretful, frightful, fruitful, grateful, hateful, hurtful, insightful, neglectful, regretful, resentful, respectful, rightful, spiteful, tactful, thoughtful, uneventful, ungrateful. |
| 3 | -f u l | apocryphal, awful, baffle, baleful, bashful, beautiful, blissful, bountiful, careful, cheerful, colorful, disdainful, disgraceful, doleful, dreadful, duffel, dutiful, faithful, falafel, fanciful, fearful, flavorful, forceful, gainful, gleeful, graceful, harmful, healthful, helpful, hopeful, houseful, joyful, kerfuffle, lawful, masterful, meaningful, merciful, mindful, mournful, muffle, needful, painful, panful, peaceful, pitiful, playful, plentiful, powerful, prayerful, purposeful, raffle, remorseful, reshuffle, resourceful, riffle, rifle, rueful, ruffle, scornful, scuffle, shameful, shuffle, sinful, skillful, sorrowful, soulful, stifle, stressful, successful, suspenseful, tearful, thankful, trifle, triumphal, truffle, truthful, tuneful, unfaithful, unhealthful, unhelpful, unlawful, unsuccessful, untruthful, useful, vengeful, waffle, watchful, willful, wishful, woeful, wonderful, worshipful, wrongful, youthful. |
| 4 | -s f u l | blissful, disgraceful, forceful, graceful, houseful, peaceful, purposeful, remorseful, resourceful, stressful, successful, suspenseful, unsuccessful, useful. |
| 3 | -f u l | apocryphal, artful, awful, baffle, baleful, bashful, beautiful, boastful, bountiful, careful, cheerful, colorful, deceitful, delightful, disdainful, disrespectful, distasteful, distrustful, doleful, doubtful, dreadful, duffel, dutiful, eventful, faithful, falafel, fanciful, fateful, fearful, fistful, fitful, flavorful, forgetful, fretful, frightful, fruitful, gainful, gleeful, grateful, harmful, hateful, healthful, helpful, hopeful, hurtful, insightful, joyful, kerfuffle, lawful, lustful, masterful, meaningful, merciful, mindful, mournful, muffle, needful, neglectful, painful, panful, pitiful, playful, plentiful, powerful, prayerful, raffle, regretful, resentful, reshuffle, respectful, restful, riffle, rifle, rightful, rueful, ruffle, scornful, scuffle, shameful, shuffle, sinful, skillful, sorrowful, soulful, spiteful, stifle, tactful, tasteful, tearful, thankful, thoughtful, trifle, triumphal, truffle, truthful, tuneful, uneventful, unfaithful, ungrateful, unhealthful, unhelpful, unlawful, untruthful, vengeful, waffle, wasteful, watchful, willful, wishful, wistful, woeful, wonderful, worshipful, wrongful, youthful, zestful. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "f-i-l-m-r-s-s-t-t-u-u" | |
-2 letters: futurisms, futurists. | |
-3 letters: flutists, frustums, futurism, futurist, lustrums, mistrust, stimulus, tristful, trustful. | |
-4 letters: flutist, frustum, lustrum, lutists, sistrum, sulfurs, trismus, truisms, tumults. | |
-5 letters: firsts, flirts, fritts, fruits, fumuli, fusils, litmus, lutist, muftis, stilts, strums, struts, sturts, sulfur, truism, trusts, tsuris, tumuli, tumult, tussur. | |
| Words containing the letters "f-i-l-m-r-s-s-t-t-u-u" | |
+2 letters: mistrustfully. | |
+4 letters: mistrustfulness. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 69 73 74 72 75 73 74 66 75 6C |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- .. ... - .-. ..- ... - ..-. ..- .-.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01101001 01110011 01110100 01110010 01110101 01110011 01110100 01100110 01110101 01101100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M i s t r u s t f u l |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0069 0073 0074 0072 0075 0073 0074 0066 0075 006C |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4775858684878586728778 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, الألبانية, الألباني, албанец, албански език, албански, albánský, Albanais, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, albán, albanese, Albaneagh, albanês, arnãut, albanez, arnãuţesc, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban, Arnavut, албанський, албанка, албанець |
Arabic | معجم, قاموس, الوضوحية في الشيء, حد, تحديد, تعريف, التحديد, الإيضاحية, ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ترجمة, إفتتان | arabishte, العربية, عربي, اللغة العربية, арабски език, арабски, arabský, arabština, arabe, arabisch, αραβικόσ, arab, arabo, Arabish, arabic, арабский, arapski, árabe, arabisk, arapça, arap, araplara özgü, арабська мова, арабський, tiếng A-rập, thuộc A-rập |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | bulgr, البلغارية, بلغاري, български, български език, българин, bulharský, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bolgár, bulgaro, Bulgeyragh, Bulgeyrish, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili, болгарський, người Bun-ga-ri tiếng Bun-ga-ri |
Czech | slovník, definice, překlad | çek, تشيكي, اللغة التشيكوسلوفاكية, التشيكي أحد أبناء تشيكوسلوفاكيا, чешки, èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, tchèque, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, Τσέχος, cseh, ceco, Sheckagh, Sheckish, ceh, чешский, češki jezik, čeh, češki, checo, tjeck, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili, чех, чеська мова, чеський, чешка, người Séc tiếng Séc |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | frëngjishte, frëng, franceze, اللغة الفرنسية, فرنسي, الشعب الفرنسي, френски език, френски, francouzský, francouzština, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, francês, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | gjerman, ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, المانية, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, nìmec, nìmecký, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, alemão, neamţ, немецкий, germanski, alemán, tysk, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | يوناني, اللغة اليونانية, الإغريقي, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, řek, řecký, řeètina, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, greacã, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, kẻ lừa đảo, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | مجري, المجري, الهنغاري, هنغاري, اللغة الهنغارية, унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, maïarský, maïarština, maïar, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, ungrare, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець, người Hung-ga-ri tiếng Hung-ga-ri |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | الإيطالي, اللغة الإيطالية, إيطالي, شخص إيطالي, италиански език, италиански, италианец, italský, italština, ital, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, Iddaalish, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | gjuha e popullsisë së ishullit men, manština, manský, manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, s ostrva mana, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man adası, man dili, менський, менський діалект |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugez, portugalisht, اللغة البرتغالية, البرتغالية, البرتغالي, португалски, португалски език, португалец, portugalský, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, Portiugish, Portiugagh, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, португальський, португальська мова, португалець, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | rumun, румънски език, румънски, румънец, rumunský, rumunština, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, rumeno, Roomainagh, romeno, român, румынский, румын, rumunski jezik, rumunski, rumano, rumänsk, румунський, румунка, румунська мова, румун |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | روسي, اللغة الروسية, الروسية, руски език, руски, руснак, ruština, ruský, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, russo, Rooshish, Rooshagh, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, ryss, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський, người Nga tiếng Nga |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | serbokroatisch, servo-croata, sârbo-croat, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | spanjoll, اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, испански език, испански, španìlský, španìlština, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, Spaainish, Spaainagh, espanhol, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, definition, översättning | suedez, اللغة السويدية, шведски, шведски език, швед, švédský, švédština, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, Soolynish, Soolynagh, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turk, تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, اللغة التركية, турски език, турски, turecký, tureètina, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turcesc, turc, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова, tiếng Thổ nhĩ kỳ |
Ukranian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | |
Vietnamese | có tính chất sách vở, sự định rõ, sự định nghĩa, lời định nghĩa sự định, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích | vietnamisht, vietnamez, виетнамски език, виетнамски, vietnamec, vietnamský, vietnamka, vietnamština, vietnamien, vietnamesin, vietnamesisch, vietnamese, 'ιετναμέζος, vietnami, vietnámi, vietnamita, вьетнамский, vijetnamski jezik, vijetnamski, vijetnamac, vietnames, vietnamlı, vietnam dili, vietnam, в'"тнамець, в'"тнамський, người Việt nam tiếng Việt |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, الإنجليزية, الأنكليزي, إنكليزي, ترجمة إنكليزية, اللغة الإنكليزية, английски език, английски, англичаните, anglicky, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, inglês, englezesc, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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