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untrusting

/ʌnˈtrʌstɪŋ/

Meanings
adjective
Without trust; not inclined to trust.

Examples :

"After being lied to repeatedly, the child became untrusting of adults. "
character attitude mind human person emotion

Related Words

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not noun

/nɒt/ /nɑt/

A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.

"The not of the student's attendance record meant they were absent. "

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after adjective

/ˈæf.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈæf.tɚ/

Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent

"The after-school program is a great way for kids to continue learning. "

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being noun

/ˈbiːɪŋ/ /ˈbiŋ/

A living creature.

"The being in the classroom was quiet today. "

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repeatedly adverb

/ɹɪˈpiːtɪdli/

Done several times or in repetition.

"He repeatedly violated the court order, and shall now be punished."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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adults noun

/ˈædʌlts/ /əˈdʌlts/

A fully grown human or animal.

"Sentence: The playground is for children; adults are not allowed to play on the slides. "

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became verb

/bɪˈkeɪm/

To arrive, come (to a place).

"The students became quiet in the classroom when the teacher entered. "

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lied noun

/liːd/ /laɪd/

An art song, sung in German and accompanied on the piano.

"The music teacher played a beautiful lied for the class. "

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trust noun

/trʊst/ /trʌst/

Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.

"He needs to regain her trust if he is ever going to win her back."

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child noun

/t͡ʃaɪld/

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

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inclined verb

/ɪnˈklaɪnd/

To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.

"He had to incline his body against the gusts to avoid being blown down in the storm."

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without adverb

/wɪθˈʌʊt/ /wɪðˈaʊt/

Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without.

"The school is located just outside the town, without the main shopping area. "