We're unwitting victims of the system...
It had been an unwitting blunder on Blair's part.
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Unwitting — Un*wit ting, a. Not knowing; unconscious; ignorant. {Un*wit ting*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unwitting — I adjective accidental, adventitious, aimless, blind, chance, fortuitous, ignorant, inadvertent, insciens, inscius, involuntary, purposeless, thoughtless, unapprized, unaware, unconscious, undesigned, unexpected, uninformed, unintended,… … Law dictionary
unwitting — O.E. unwitende, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + witting (see WIT (Cf. wit)). Cf. O.H.G. unwizzanti, Ger. unwissend, O.N. uvitandi, Goth. unwitands. Rare after c.1600; revived c.1800 … Etymology dictionary
unwitting — [adj] without fully realizing accidental, aimless, chance, comatose, forgetful, haphazard, ignorant, inadvertent, incognizant, inconversant, innocent, involuntary, numb, oblivious, senseless, unacquainted, unaware, unconscious, undesigned,… … New thesaurus
unwitting — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not aware of the full facts. 2) unintentional. DERIVATIVES unwittingly adverb. ORIGIN Old English, «not knowing or realizing» … English terms dictionary
unwitting — [unwit′iŋ] adj. [ME unwiting, altered < OE unwitende < un , not + prp. of witan, to know: see WIT2] 1. not knowing; unaware 2. not intended; unintentional unwittingly adv … English World dictionary
unwitting — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. not knowing ; unaware < kept the truth from their unwitting friends > 2. not intended ; inadvertent < an unwitting mistake > • unwittingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
unwitting — unwittingly, adv. unwittingness, n. /un wit ing/, adj. 1. inadvertent; unintentional; accidental: His insult, though unwitting, pained her. 2. not knowing; unaware; ignorant; oblivious; unconscious: an unwitting person. [bef. 900; ME; OE… … Universalium
unwitting — adjective 1) an unwitting accomplice Syn: unknowing, unconscious, unsuspecting, oblivious, unaware, innocent, in the dark Ant: knowing 2) an unwitting mistake Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
unwitting — adjective a) unaware or uninformed Some people, apparently, have thought about it and reached the conclusion that every case of being misinformed is unwitting b) unintentional See Also: unweeting, witting … Wiktionary
