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Distrust vs Bashfulness - What's the difference?

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Distrust is a related term of bashfulness.


As nouns the difference between distrust and bashfulness

is that distrust is lack of trust or confidence while bashfulness is the quality or property of being bashful; shyness; reserve; timidity.

As a verb distrust

is to put no trust in; to have no confidence in.

distrust

English

Noun

(-)
  • Lack of trust or confidence.

    • Synonyms

    * *

    Derived terms

    * distrustful

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To put no trust in; to have no confidence in.

    • Derived terms

    * distruster

    bashfulness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality or property of being bashful; shyness; reserve; timidity.
    • {{quote-Fanny Hill, part=3 , I, smiling in his face, took the letter, and immediately catching gently hold of his shirt sleeve, drew him towards me, blushing, and almost trembling; for surely his extreme bashfulness , and utter inexperience, call'd for, at least, all the advances to encourage him}}