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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

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