English → Latin
“distrustful” in Latin
diffīdōto distrust, be diffident, be distrustful (coupled with dative of the thing or person subjected); to despair (of)timidusfearful, afraid, apprehensive, timid; cowardlysuspiciōsussuspicious (either feeling suspicion, or exciting suspicion)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
distrustful
diffidens; diffisus; of anybody or anything, alicui or alicui rei (in a single case = not having confidence in the capability, sufficiency, or sincerity of a person or an object: men distrustful of themselves, homines diffisi ipsi sibi): timidus (fearful, timid): suspiciosus (suspicious; both as abiding qualities). (The words are found in this connection and order.) timidus et diffidens; timidus suspiciosusque. Distrustful of one’s self, ipse sibi diffidens or diffisus; dubitans et ipse sibi diffidens. To be distrustful, diffidere (in a single case; Vid: To DISTRUST); of anybody or anything, alicui or alicui rei; suspiciosum esse (to be of a distrustful or suspicious nature or disposition): to be somewhat distrustful, subdiffidere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for distrustful?
- The usual Latin words for “distrustful” are diffīdō, timidus, suspiciōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.