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unwitting
(redirected from unwittingness)

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un·wit·ting  (n-wtng)
adj.
1. Not knowing; unaware: an unwitting subject in an experiment.
2. Not intended; unintentional: an unwitting admission of guilt.

[Middle English : un-, not; see un-1 + witting, present participle of witten, to know (from Old English witan; see weid- in Indo-European roots).]

un·witting·ly adv.

unwitting [ʌnˈwɪtɪŋ]
adj (usually prenominal)
1. not knowing or conscious
2. not intentional; inadvertent
[Old English unwitende, from un-1 + witting, present participle of witan to know; related to Old High German wizzan to know, Old Norse vita]
unwittingly  adv
unwittingness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unwitting - not done with purpose or intent; "an unintended slight"; "an unintentional pun"; "the offense was unintentional"; "an unwitting mistake may be overlooked"
unintended - not deliberate
2.unwittingunwitting - not aware or knowing; "an unwitting subject in an experiment"
incognizant, unaware - (often followed by `of') not aware; "seemed unaware of the scrutiny"; "unaware of the danger they were in"; "unaware of the newborn hope"; "the most unaware person I've known"
witting - aware or knowing; "a witting tool of the Communists"
3.unwittingunwitting - unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge; "he was completely ignorant of the circumstances"; "an unknowledgeable assistant"; "his rudeness was unwitting"
uninformed - not informed; lacking in knowledge or information; "the uninformed public"

unwitting
adjective
2. unknowing, innocent, unsuspecting, unconscious, unaware, ignorant We're unwitting victims of the system.
unknowing knowing, conscious, witting
Translations
unwitting [ʌnˈwɪtɪŋ] ADJinvoluntario
I was the unwitting causesin querer, yo fui la causa
an unwitting instrument of sth/sbun instrumento involuntario de algo/algn
unwitting [ʌnˈwɪtɪŋ] adj [victim, accomplice] → sans le savoir
I became the unwitting instrument of that unscrupulous man → Je devins l'instrument sans le savoir de cet homme sans scrupules.
unwitting
adj accompliceunbewusst, unwissentlich; action alsounabsichtlich; victimahnungslos; involvementunabsichtlich, unwissentlich; he was the unwitting cause of the argumenter war unbewusst die Ursache des Streits, er war, ohne es zu wissen, die Ursache des Streits
unwitting [ʌnˈwɪtɪŋ] adj (cause) → involontario/a; (victim) → inconsapevole; (insult) → non intenzionale, non voluto/a
unwitting [ʌnˈwɪtɪŋ] adj (cause) → involontario/a; (victim) → inconsapevole; (insult) → non intenzionale, non voluto/a


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