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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 confidenceplay

  Familiarity information: UNTRUSTINESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


UNTRUSTINESS (noun)


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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