Leeriness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being leery, suspiciousness, distrustfulness. uncountable

    "In response to many people's leeriness of strangers, sharing economy companies often promote their background screening mechanisms."

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apprehensioncautiondiffidencedistrustdoubtmisgiving

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"In response to many people's leeriness of strangers, sharing economy companies often promote their background screening mechanisms."

Etymology

From leery + -ness.

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