unaware

[ uhn-uh-wair ]
/ ˌʌn əˈwɛər /
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adjective

not aware or conscious; unconscious: to be unaware of any change.

adverb

unawares.

Origin of unaware

1585–95; un-1 + aware; compare Middle English unywar (see y-)

OTHER WORDS FROM unaware

un·a·ware·ly, adverb un·a·ware·ness, noun

Words nearby unaware

unau, unauthorized, unavailable, unavailing, unavoidable, unaware, unawares, unbacked, unbalance, unbalanced, unbalanced translocation

Words related to unawareness

incapacity, obliviousness, darkness, unconsciousness, rawness, fog, simplicity, innocence, vagueness, blindness, unfamiliarity, bewilderment, illiteracy, nescience, oblivion, dumbness, disregard, crudeness, sciolism, incomprehension

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British Dictionary definitions for unawareness

unaware
/ (ˌʌnəˈwɛə) /

adjective

(postpositive) not aware or conscious (of) unaware of the danger, he ran across the road
not fully cognizant of what is going on in the world he's the most unaware person I've ever met

adverb

a variant of unawares

Derived forms of unaware

unawarely, adverb unawareness, noun