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unwitting

[uhn-wit-ing]

adjective

  1. not intentional or deliberate; inadvertent; accidental.

    His insult, though unwitting, pained her.

  2. not knowing; unaware; ignorant; oblivious; unconscious.

    an unwitting person.



unwitting

/ ʌˈɪɪŋ /

adjective

  1. not knowing or conscious

  2. not intentional; inadvertent

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • unwittingly adverb
  • unwittingness noun
  • ܲˈɾٳپԲԱ noun
  • ܲˈɾٳپԲ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unwitting1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English unwittende; un- 1, wit 2, -ing 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unwitting1

Old English unwitende, from un- 1 + witting, present participle of witan to know; related to Old High German wizzan to know, Old Norse vita
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Watching his victims struggle to stay alive is cinema to this twisted soul and Zephyr will be his next unwitting protagonist.

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It also reflected a concerted effort by Trump and other prominent conservative figures to single out Hernandez, individually, as an unwitting poster child for such concerns.

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Mr Robinson's legal team called the event a "bizarre" attempt "to enlist the public as an unwitting participant in the media circus they are trying to create".

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Like most unwitting victims of the male friendship recession, Craig sees his isolation as a point of pride.

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This drew the ire of the Robinson's legal team, who called it a "bizarre" attempt "to enlist the public as an unwitting participant in the media circus they are trying to create".

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