unaware

English

Etymology

un- +‎ aware

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛə(r)

Adjective

unaware (comparative more unaware, superlative most unaware)

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.

   • 1989, Journal of contemporary psychotherapy, Volume 19

     The more unaware the self is of other selves, that is, the more complete the splits, the greater the degree of schizoid pathology.

2. Not noticing; paying no heed; thoughtless; inattentive.
   • (Can we date this quote by Jonathan Swift and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     Or on the mat devoutly kneeling,
     Would lift her eyes up to the ceiling,
     And heave her bosom unaware
     For neighbouring beaux to see it bare.

Synonyms

• (not aware or informed; lacking knowledge): clueless

Derived terms

• unawares adverb

See also

• unware

Translations

not aware or informed

• Armenian: անտեղյակ (hy) (anteġyak)
• Finnish: tietämätön (fi), epätietoinen
• German: unwissend (de), nicht wissend
• Italian: ignaro (it), inconsapevole (it)
• Latin: inscius
• Portuguese: inconsciente (pt)
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• Romanian: neștiutor (ro), neprevenit
• Russian: не зна́ющий (ne znájuščij)
• Spanish: inconsciente (es), desprevenido
• Tagalog: dinaiino, dinakaiino
• Ukrainian: яки́й не зна́є (jakýj ne znáje)

not noticing, thoughtless, inattentive

• Finnish: tietämätön (fi)
• German: unaufmerksam, gedankenlos (de), nicht bemerkend, nichtsahnend
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• Russian: не подозрева́ющий (ne podozrevájuščij)
• Swedish: aningslös (sv)
• Ukrainian: яки́й не підо́зрює (jakýj ne pidózrjuje)