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unaware

[uhn-uh-wair]

adjective

  1. not aware or conscious; unconscious.

    to be unaware of any change.

    Synonyms: , ,


adverb

  1. unawares.

unaware

/ ˌʌəˈɛə /

adjective

  1. (postpositive) not aware or conscious (of)

    unaware of the danger, he ran across the road

  2. not fully cognizant of what is going on in the world

    he's the most unaware person I've ever met

“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

adverb

  1. a variant of unawares

“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 51Թ Forms

  • unawarely adverb
  • unawareness noun
  • ˌܲԲˈɲ adverb
  • ˌܲԲˈɲԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unaware1

First recorded in 1585–95; un- 1 + aware; compare Middle English unywar ( y- )
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County Sheriff’s Department, which said Sunday evening that “at this time, we are unaware of an incident.”

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Federal prosecutors never criminally charged Lee, and he has said he was unaware of any wrongdoing by Englander.

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Clinicians, unaware that their patients’ pain stems from a treatable medical condition, end up dismissing it as anxiety or ignoring it completely.

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In documents submitted to the Supreme Court, Mexican authorities charged that it defied credibility that U.S. gunmakers were unaware that their products were destined for Mexican cartels — a charge denied by manufacturers.

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The lorries were then apparently driven to locations near the Russian air bases by drivers who were seemingly unaware of their cargo.

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