untrustworthy

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Germanic *un-

Proto-West Germanic *un-

Old English un-

Middle English un-

English un-

English trustworthy

English untrustworthy

From un- + trustworthy.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌʌnˈtɹʌstˌwɜːði/

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌʌnˈtɹʌstˌwɜɹ.ði/, [ˌʌnˈtɹʌstˌwɝ.ði]
• (Australia) IPA^(key): /ˌɐnˈtɹɐst.wɜː.ði/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌɐnˈtɹɐst.wøː.ði/

Adjective

untrustworthy (comparative more untrustworthy or (uncommon) untrustworthier, superlative most untrustworthy or (uncommon) untrustworthiest)

1. Not deserving of trust; unreliable.
   • 2000, Robert Sobel, The Big Board: A History of the New York Stock Market, →ISBN, page 4:

     While a corrupt Chuch and untrustworthy nobles and kings scraped for power, businessmen in Italy honored pledges of businessmen from England and Scandinavia. This trust (some have called it honor among thieves) is still a hallmark of modern brokerage.

Synonyms

• (not deserving of trust, unreliable): inaccurate, insincere, unreliable, faithless, slippery

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “not deserving of trust, unreliable”): true, accurate, sincere, faithful, reliable.

Derived terms

• untrustworthiness

Translations

not deserving of trust; unreliable — see also unreliable

• Bulgarian: ненадежден (bg) (nenadežden)
• Czech: nedůvěryhodný
• Dutch: onbetrouwbaar (nl)
• Esperanto: malfidinda
• Estonian: ebausaldusväärne
• Galician: falso (gl)
• Georgian: არასანდო (arasando), არასაიმედო (arasaimedo), არასარწმუნო (arasarc̣muno)
• German: unzuverlässig (de), nicht vertrauenswürdig
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: ἄπιστος (ápistos)

• Hungarian: megbízhatatlan (hu)
• Ido: desfidela (io), desfidema (io)
• Latin: infidus, levifīdus
• Macedonian: недо́верлив (nedóverliv), неверодо́стоен (neverodóstoen)
• Māori: ngutu tere (of people)
• Romanian: îndoielnic (ro), nesigur (ro)
• Russian: ненадёжный (ru) (nenadjóžnyj), не заслу́живающий дове́рия (ne zaslúživajuščij dovérija)
• Spanish: no​/​poco​/​nada fidedigno​/​confiable​/​fehaciente, no ser de confiar (not to be trusted)
• Swedish: opålitlig (sv)
• Telugu: అవిశ్వసనీయము (te) (aviśvasanīyamu), నమ్మదగని (nammadagani)
• Tocharian B: empakwatte