Definition of unwitting in English:

unwitting

adjectiveʌnˈwɪtɪŋˌənˈwɪdɪŋ

1(of a person) not aware of the full facts.
an unwitting accomplice
Example sentencesExamples
- Every nation has its supply of people ready to exploit unwitting members of the public.
- The attempted robbery took place at around 11.10 pm on Sunday in Pilgrims Lane, South Ockendon, turning an unwitting driver into a vigilante.
- In the end, the tale of an elfin waitress who spreads happiness among her unwitting friends and neighbours grossed £90m.
- Edward II's lover, Piers Gaveston, is said to haunt the ramparts of Scarborough Castle, luring unwitting victims to their death over the walls.
- Gardaí are investigating these unusual crimes, which target unwitting visitors to graveyards who leave their valuables in the cars.
- We also know there are unreal news stories; that is to say we know that an unnamed source planted a made-up story with an unwitting reporter.
- It's up to you to decide whether he is the unwitting victim of conspiracies.
- A woman who suffered a 48-hour kidnap ordeal may have been the unwitting victim of an underworld drug debt row sparked by a string of recent seizures.
- Now coming up with tenuous rationales for persuading unwitting students to choose your major is hardly unique to any field of study.
- He, they believe, was carefully positioned by network executives as an unwitting victim of sloppy reporting by a subordinate.
- On the one hand there are those who argue, quite plausibly, that legal and apparently innocent products can introduce nandrolone into the bodies of unwitting athletes.
- The fate of as-yet unborn individuals did not fall from above into the hands of poor, unwitting scientists who want nothing other than the best for all mankind.
- I was no longer the poor unwitting victim of some innocent's stupidity; I had been selectively harvested and used as a disguise for an underhand trader.
- For maximum visual effect, she chose as her protest spot a seat down in the delegation rows on the floor, taking a chair offered to her by an unwitting man.
- By accepting everyone's (well, almost everyone's) invitations, he makes other people the unwitting authors of his destiny.
- He was given a shot at sexist type reversion when commenting on the recently published parallel parking formula - written by an unwitting female.
- All they'd have to do is plant explosives in the baggage of unwitting travellers, then let the dogs sniff the explosives out.
- The Wandsworth resident was outraged when he found parking tickets were being slapped on unwitting motorists who were actually obeying the restrictions in his street.
- He told unwitting staff at the Chesterfield company that the blood was from a dog he had knocked down, before asking them to store the professionally sealed oil drum at their site.
- I like this shot because of the shift in interpretation that occurs between the window decal and the shadow it casts on this unwitting patron.
Synonyms
unknowing, unconscious, unsuspecting, oblivious, unaware, innocent
unmindful, uninformed, ignorant, unenlightened
informal in the dark
rare incognizant, nescient
2Not done on purpose; unintentional.
we are anxious to rectify the unwitting mistakes made in the past
Example sentencesExamples
- It is also a fact that for some time past, there had been an unwitting personality clash in the making between them.
- But Scotland themselves provided unwitting encouragement when he missed the chance which would have buried them.
- But what could other less reputable concerns do with such data captured inadvertently from unwitting Web sites?
- However, even if the IRB decide that his deception was unwitting, there appears to be no chance whatsoever that he will play for Scotland again.
- These were all blameless cases of unintentional and unwitting mental telegraphy, I judge.
Synonyms
unintentional, unintended, inadvertent, involuntary, unmeant, unthinking, unplanned, unpremeditated, unconscious, accidental, chance

Derivatives

unwittingness

noun

Through our own unwittingness we have become slaves to our own devices.
Example sentencesExamples
- We can, he occasionally intimates, learn to enjoy our own unwittingness.
- It's like an initial second of unwittingness, and then gradual recognition of the familiarity.
- Our unwittingness had been one of the design features.
- The unwittingness, furthermore, seems rooted in presuppositions widely shared by parties to these discussions on both sides.

Origin

Old English unwitende 'not knowing or realizing' (see un-¹, wit²).

Definition of unwitting in US English:

unwitting

adjectiveˌənˈwɪdɪŋˌənˈwidiNG

1(of a person) not aware of the full facts.
an unwitting accomplice
Example sentencesExamples
- For maximum visual effect, she chose as her protest spot a seat down in the delegation rows on the floor, taking a chair offered to her by an unwitting man.
- He was given a shot at sexist type reversion when commenting on the recently published parallel parking formula - written by an unwitting female.
- Now coming up with tenuous rationales for persuading unwitting students to choose your major is hardly unique to any field of study.
- By accepting everyone's (well, almost everyone's) invitations, he makes other people the unwitting authors of his destiny.
- A woman who suffered a 48-hour kidnap ordeal may have been the unwitting victim of an underworld drug debt row sparked by a string of recent seizures.
- On the one hand there are those who argue, quite plausibly, that legal and apparently innocent products can introduce nandrolone into the bodies of unwitting athletes.
- In the end, the tale of an elfin waitress who spreads happiness among her unwitting friends and neighbours grossed £90m.
- We also know there are unreal news stories; that is to say we know that an unnamed source planted a made-up story with an unwitting reporter.
- Gardaí are investigating these unusual crimes, which target unwitting visitors to graveyards who leave their valuables in the cars.
- The Wandsworth resident was outraged when he found parking tickets were being slapped on unwitting motorists who were actually obeying the restrictions in his street.
- Edward II's lover, Piers Gaveston, is said to haunt the ramparts of Scarborough Castle, luring unwitting victims to their death over the walls.
- I was no longer the poor unwitting victim of some innocent's stupidity; I had been selectively harvested and used as a disguise for an underhand trader.
- I like this shot because of the shift in interpretation that occurs between the window decal and the shadow it casts on this unwitting patron.
- The fate of as-yet unborn individuals did not fall from above into the hands of poor, unwitting scientists who want nothing other than the best for all mankind.
- Every nation has its supply of people ready to exploit unwitting members of the public.
- It's up to you to decide whether he is the unwitting victim of conspiracies.
- He, they believe, was carefully positioned by network executives as an unwitting victim of sloppy reporting by a subordinate.
- The attempted robbery took place at around 11.10 pm on Sunday in Pilgrims Lane, South Ockendon, turning an unwitting driver into a vigilante.
- All they'd have to do is plant explosives in the baggage of unwitting travellers, then let the dogs sniff the explosives out.
- He told unwitting staff at the Chesterfield company that the blood was from a dog he had knocked down, before asking them to store the professionally sealed oil drum at their site.
Synonyms
unknowing, unconscious, unsuspecting, oblivious, unaware, innocent
1. 1.1 Not done on purpose; unintentional.
  we are anxious to rectify the unwitting mistakes made in the past
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is also a fact that for some time past, there had been an unwitting personality clash in the making between them.
  But what could other less reputable concerns do with such data captured inadvertently from unwitting Web sites?
  But Scotland themselves provided unwitting encouragement when he missed the chance which would have buried them.
  These were all blameless cases of unintentional and unwitting mental telegraphy, I judge.
  However, even if the IRB decide that his deception was unwitting, there appears to be no chance whatsoever that he will play for Scotland again.
  Synonyms
  unintentional, unintended, inadvertent, involuntary, unmeant, unthinking, unplanned, unpremeditated, unconscious, accidental, chance

Origin

Old English unwitende ‘not knowing or realizing’ (see un-, wit).

单词	unwitting
释义	Definition of unwitting in English: unwitting adjectiveʌnˈwɪtɪŋˌənˈwɪdɪŋ 1(of a person) not aware of the full facts. an unwitting accomplice Example sentencesExamples Every nation has its supply of people ready to exploit unwitting members of the public. The attempted robbery took place at around 11.10 pm on Sunday in Pilgrims Lane, South Ockendon, turning an unwitting driver into a vigilante. In the end, the tale of an elfin waitress who spreads happiness among her unwitting friends and neighbours grossed £90m. Edward II's lover, Piers Gaveston, is said to haunt the ramparts of Scarborough Castle, luring unwitting victims to their death over the walls. Gardaí are investigating these unusual crimes, which target unwitting visitors to graveyards who leave their valuables in the cars. We also know there are unreal news stories; that is to say we know that an unnamed source planted a made-up story with an unwitting reporter. It's up to you to decide whether he is the unwitting victim of conspiracies. A woman who suffered a 48-hour kidnap ordeal may have been the unwitting victim of an underworld drug debt row sparked by a string of recent seizures. Now coming up with tenuous rationales for persuading unwitting students to choose your major is hardly unique to any field of study. He, they believe, was carefully positioned by network executives as an unwitting victim of sloppy reporting by a subordinate. On the one hand there are those who argue, quite plausibly, that legal and apparently innocent products can introduce nandrolone into the bodies of unwitting athletes. The fate of as-yet unborn individuals did not fall from above into the hands of poor, unwitting scientists who want nothing other than the best for all mankind. I was no longer the poor unwitting victim of some innocent's stupidity; I had been selectively harvested and used as a disguise for an underhand trader. For maximum visual effect, she chose as her protest spot a seat down in the delegation rows on the floor, taking a chair offered to her by an unwitting man. By accepting everyone's (well, almost everyone's) invitations, he makes other people the unwitting authors of his destiny. He was given a shot at sexist type reversion when commenting on the recently published parallel parking formula - written by an unwitting female. All they'd have to do is plant explosives in the baggage of unwitting travellers, then let the dogs sniff the explosives out. The Wandsworth resident was outraged when he found parking tickets were being slapped on unwitting motorists who were actually obeying the restrictions in his street. He told unwitting staff at the Chesterfield company that the blood was from a dog he had knocked down, before asking them to store the professionally sealed oil drum at their site. I like this shot because of the shift in interpretation that occurs between the window decal and the shadow it casts on this unwitting patron. Synonyms unknowing, unconscious, unsuspecting, oblivious, unaware, innocent unmindful, uninformed, ignorant, unenlightened informal in the dark rare incognizant, nescient 2Not done on purpose; unintentional. we are anxious to rectify the unwitting mistakes made in the past Example sentencesExamples It is also a fact that for some time past, there had been an unwitting personality clash in the making between them. But Scotland themselves provided unwitting encouragement when he missed the chance which would have buried them. But what could other less reputable concerns do with such data captured inadvertently from unwitting Web sites? However, even if the IRB decide that his deception was unwitting, there appears to be no chance whatsoever that he will play for Scotland again. These were all blameless cases of unintentional and unwitting mental telegraphy, I judge. Synonyms unintentional, unintended, inadvertent, involuntary, unmeant, unthinking, unplanned, unpremeditated, unconscious, accidental, chance Derivatives unwittingness noun Through our own unwittingness we have become slaves to our own devices. Example sentencesExamples We can, he occasionally intimates, learn to enjoy our own unwittingness. It's like an initial second of unwittingness, and then gradual recognition of the familiarity. Our unwittingness had been one of the design features. The unwittingness, furthermore, seems rooted in presuppositions widely shared by parties to these discussions on both sides. Origin Old English unwitende 'not knowing or realizing' (see un-¹, wit²). Definition of unwitting in US English: unwitting adjectiveˌənˈwɪdɪŋˌənˈwidiNG 1(of a person) not aware of the full facts. an unwitting accomplice Example sentencesExamples For maximum visual effect, she chose as her protest spot a seat down in the delegation rows on the floor, taking a chair offered to her by an unwitting man. He was given a shot at sexist type reversion when commenting on the recently published parallel parking formula - written by an unwitting female. Now coming up with tenuous rationales for persuading unwitting students to choose your major is hardly unique to any field of study. By accepting everyone's (well, almost everyone's) invitations, he makes other people the unwitting authors of his destiny. A woman who suffered a 48-hour kidnap ordeal may have been the unwitting victim of an underworld drug debt row sparked by a string of recent seizures. On the one hand there are those who argue, quite plausibly, that legal and apparently innocent products can introduce nandrolone into the bodies of unwitting athletes. In the end, the tale of an elfin waitress who spreads happiness among her unwitting friends and neighbours grossed £90m. We also know there are unreal news stories; that is to say we know that an unnamed source planted a made-up story with an unwitting reporter. Gardaí are investigating these unusual crimes, which target unwitting visitors to graveyards who leave their valuables in the cars. The Wandsworth resident was outraged when he found parking tickets were being slapped on unwitting motorists who were actually obeying the restrictions in his street. Edward II's lover, Piers Gaveston, is said to haunt the ramparts of Scarborough Castle, luring unwitting victims to their death over the walls. I was no longer the poor unwitting victim of some innocent's stupidity; I had been selectively harvested and used as a disguise for an underhand trader. I like this shot because of the shift in interpretation that occurs between the window decal and the shadow it casts on this unwitting patron. The fate of as-yet unborn individuals did not fall from above into the hands of poor, unwitting scientists who want nothing other than the best for all mankind. Every nation has its supply of people ready to exploit unwitting members of the public. It's up to you to decide whether he is the unwitting victim of conspiracies. He, they believe, was carefully positioned by network executives as an unwitting victim of sloppy reporting by a subordinate. The attempted robbery took place at around 11.10 pm on Sunday in Pilgrims Lane, South Ockendon, turning an unwitting driver into a vigilante. All they'd have to do is plant explosives in the baggage of unwitting travellers, then let the dogs sniff the explosives out. He told unwitting staff at the Chesterfield company that the blood was from a dog he had knocked down, before asking them to store the professionally sealed oil drum at their site. Synonyms unknowing, unconscious, unsuspecting, oblivious, unaware, innocent 1.1 Not done on purpose; unintentional. we are anxious to rectify the unwitting mistakes made in the past Example sentencesExamples It is also a fact that for some time past, there had been an unwitting personality clash in the making between them. But what could other less reputable concerns do with such data captured inadvertently from unwitting Web sites? But Scotland themselves provided unwitting encouragement when he missed the chance which would have buried them. These were all blameless cases of unintentional and unwitting mental telegraphy, I judge. However, even if the IRB decide that his deception was unwitting, there appears to be no chance whatsoever that he will play for Scotland again. Synonyms unintentional, unintended, inadvertent, involuntary, unmeant, unthinking, unplanned, unpremeditated, unconscious, accidental, chance Origin Old English unwitende ‘not knowing or realizing’ (see un-, wit).
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