What does unwitting mean?

Definitions for unwitting
ʌnˈwɪt ɪŋun·wit·ting

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. unintentional, unplanned, unwittingadjective

    not done with purpose or intent

    "an unintended slight"; "an unintentional pun"; "the offense was unintentional"; "an unwitting mistake may be overlooked"

  2. unwittingadjective

    not aware or knowing

    "an unwitting subject in an experiment"

  3. ignorant, unknowledgeable, unknowing, unwittingadjective

    unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge

    "he was completely ignorant of the circumstances"; "an unknowledgeable assistant"; "his rudeness was unwitting"

Wiktionary

  1. unwittingadjective

    unaware or uninformed

  2. unwittingadjective

    unintentional

ChatGPT

  1. unwitting

    Unwitting refers to not being aware of or not done on purpose; unintentional. It often describes an action, behavior, or situation that occurs without the knowledge, intention, or conscious decision of the person involved.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unwittingadjective

    not knowing; unconscious; ignorant

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Unwitting

    un-wit′ing, adj. without knowledge: ignorant.—adv. Unwitt′ingly.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of unwitting in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of unwitting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of unwitting in a Sentence

  1. Mike Ryan:

    Transmission within the healthcare setting has been a major factor driving this outbreak, unfortunately, women and children have been the unwitting victims of that reality.

  2. Stephen Silverman:

    It beggars belief that this shop created a Nazi-branded drink by unwitting coincidence, it was unavoidable that this would be immensely offensive to Jewish people and anyone who lost members of their family to Nazi brutality.

  3. Jeff Flake:

    And so these witnesses who will testify in a very important hearing tomorrow, these unwitting combatants in an undeclared war -- these people are not props for us to make our political points, nor are they to be' demolished like Anita Hill' as was said on conservative media the other night, nor is one them a' proven sex criminal' as has been circulating on the left side of the Internet.

  4. Mike Light:

    I think there was an unwitting bias that Stephanie Davis was the perpetrator, stephanie Davis was the one out having sex. ... The pimp was just collecting the money.

  5. Frank Milstead:

    All of these acts are potentially lethal encounters, when you're shooting into a moving vehicle with unwitting occupants, (it could be) lethal.

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