'Distrustfulness' definitions:

Definition of 'distrustfulness'

From: WordNet
noun
The trait of not trusting others [syn: distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust] [ant: trust, trustfulness, trustingness]

Definition of 'Distrustfulness'

From: GCIDE
  • Distrustful \Dis*trust"ful\, a.
  • 1. Not confident; diffident; wanting confidence or thrust; modest; as, distrustful of ourselves, of one's powers. [1913 Webster]
  • Distrustful sense with modest caution speaks. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Apt to distrust; suspicious; mistrustful. --Boyle. -- {Dis*trust"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*trust"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]