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unknowing
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unknowing
(adjective)
unknowing
/ˌʌn
ˈ
nowɪŋ/
adjective
unknowing
/ˌʌn
ˈ
nowɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNKNOWING
always used before a noun
:
not aware of what is really happening
She became an
unknowing
[=
unwitting
] accomplice to the crime.
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— unknowingly
/ˌʌn
ˈ
nowɪŋli/
adverb
He had
unknowingly
infected others with the virus.
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