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BNC: 20292 COCA: 18400

unwitting

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unwitting /ˌʌnˈwɪtɪŋ/ adjective
unwitting
/ˌʌnˈwɪtɪŋ/
adjective
Learner's definition of UNWITTING
always used before a noun [more unwitting; most unwitting]
: not aware of what is really happening不知情的;无意识的;糊里糊涂的
: not intended or planned非故意的:非谋划的

— unwittingly

adverb
BNC: 20292 COCA: 18400

unwitting

adjective

un·​wit·​ting ˌən-ˈwi-tiŋ How to pronounce unwitting (audio)
1
: not knowing : unaware
kept the truth from their unwitting friends
2
: not intended : inadvertent
an unwitting mistake
unwittingly adverb

Example Sentences

He kept the truth from his unwitting friends. an unwitting victim of fraud
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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of unwitting was before the 12th century
BNC: 20292 COCA: 18400

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