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UNTRUSTINESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does untrustiness mean?
• UNTRUSTINESS (noun)
The noun UNTRUSTINESS has 1 sense:
1. the trait of not deserving trust or confidence
Familiarity information: UNTRUSTINESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of not deserving trust or confidence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
untrustiness; untrustworthiness
Hypernyms ("untrustiness" is a kind of...):
trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "untrustiness"):
irresponsibility; irresponsibleness (a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions)
Antonym:
trustiness (the trait of deserving trust and confidence)
Derivation:
untrusty (not worthy of trust or belief)
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