unwitting
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unwitting
Rhymes with -ɪtɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English unwittinge, unwitand, from Old English unwitende (“unwitting; not knowing; unaware; unconscious”), from Proto-Germanic *unwitandz (“not knowing”), equivalent to un- + witting. Cognate with West Frisian ûnwittend, Dutch onwetend, German Low German unwetend, German unwissend and unwissentlich, Icelandic óvitandi.
adjective more unwitting · most unwitting
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Unaware or uninformed; oblivious.
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Similar: clueless, ignorant, benighted, cimmerian, foolish, ill-informed, illiterate, innocent, lack-learning, lay, lewd, loreless · Opposite: aware, cognizant
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Unintentional.
(transl.) 4th century BC, Plato, Sophist, 230a
Some people, apparently, have thought about it and reached the conclusion that every case of being misinformed is unwitting.
Similar: inadvertent, unintended, accidental, designless, involuntary, undesigned, unintentional, unplanned, unpurposed, unwitting · Opposite: deliberate
Translations
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adj unaware
| Español | ignorante, inconsciente |
|---|---|
| Português | inconsciente |
| Français | inconscient, inattention |
| Deutsch | unwissentlich |
| Italiano | ignaro, inconsapevole |
adj unintentional
| Español | involuntario |
|---|---|
| Português | involuntário |
| Français | involontaire, par inadvertance |
| Deutsch | unabsichtlich |
| Italiano | involontario |
Talk about this word "unwitting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unwitting. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. unwitting. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unwitting "unwitting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unwitting.Cite this
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