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- Dictionaryunaware/ˌʌnəˈwɛː/
adjective
- 1. having no knowledge of a situation or fact: "they were unaware of his absence"
adverb
- 1. variant of unawares
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not understanding or realizing something: [ + that ] He was unaware that the police were watching him. I was completely unaware of the problem. Opposites. aware. cognizant formal. Fewer examples. All this time I was blissfully unaware of the situation. There is a large body of people who are unaware of their basic rights.
The meaning of UNAWARE is not aware : ignorant. How to use unaware in a sentence.
Unaware definition: not aware or conscious; unconscious. See examples of UNAWARE used in a sentence.
not understanding or realizing something: [ + that ] He was unaware that the police were watching him. I was completely unaware of the problem. Opposites. aware. cognizant formal. Fewer examples. All this time I was blissfully unaware of the situation. There is a large body of people who are unaware of their basic rights.
3 meanings: 1. not aware or conscious (of) 2. not fully cognizant of what is going on in the world 3. → a variant of unawares.... Click for more definitions.
To be unaware is to be totally incognizant (but not incontinent). To be "caught unawares " means you were caught off guard or by surprise. Either way you've got your head in the clouds about something.
adj. 1. ( postpositive) not aware or conscious (of): unaware of the danger, he ran across the road. 2. not fully cognizant of what is going on in the world: he's the most unaware person I've ever met. adv. a variant of unawares. ˌunaˈwarely adv. ˌunaˈwareness n.
