untrusting
adjective
un·trust·ing
ˌən-ˈtrə-stiŋ 
: not having or given to confidence in something or someone : not trusting
untrusting of the police
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This type can appear needy, untrusting or clingy in their actions toward a partner.
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Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2023
After a harrowing event, an untrusting street vendor discovers the embrace of community.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2022
Eugene Borgida, a professor of psychology and law at the University of Minnesota, claims that forced participation tends to make participants defensive and untrusting, which makes for a less effective program.
—Candice Wang, Popular Science, 16 June 2020
The players, who really bought in at first, became confused and untrusting, uncertain that Jurgen would honor their commitment to him by rewarding them with a consistent status on the pitch.
—Jon Weinbach, Slate Magazine, 13 Oct. 2017
In a country going through a particularly untrusting phase, anyone with any remaining shred of authority about storms ratcheted up the rhetoric this weekend in an effort to get people to listen up and evacuate.
—Marc Fisher, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2017
Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2023
After a harrowing event, an untrusting street vendor discovers the embrace of community.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2022
Eugene Borgida, a professor of psychology and law at the University of Minnesota, claims that forced participation tends to make participants defensive and untrusting, which makes for a less effective program.
—Candice Wang, Popular Science, 16 June 2020
The players, who really bought in at first, became confused and untrusting, uncertain that Jurgen would honor their commitment to him by rewarding them with a consistent status on the pitch.
—Jon Weinbach, Slate Magazine, 13 Oct. 2017
In a country going through a particularly untrusting phase, anyone with any remaining shred of authority about storms ratcheted up the rhetoric this weekend in an effort to get people to listen up and evacuate.
—Marc Fisher, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2017
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“Untrusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untrusting. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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