unaware

English

Etymology

un- +‎ aware

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛə(r)

Adjective

unaware (not comparable)

1. not aware or informed; lacking knowledge

   I'm unaware of the answer to that question.

   Luckily, she was unaware that I'd spent the last five years in prison.

2. Not noticing; paying no heed; thoughtless; inattentive.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Jonathan Swift to this entry?)

Translations

not aware or informed

• Armenian: անտեղյակ (hy) (anteġyak)
• Finnish: tietämätön (fi)
• German: unwissend

• Italian: ignaro (it), inconsapevole (it)
• Romanian: neștiutor (ro), neprevenit (ro)
• Spanish: inconsciente (es), desprevenido (es)

Derived terms

• unawares adverb