Unwitting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not done with purpose or intent

not aware or knowing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnwˈɪɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnwˈɪtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnwˈɪtɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnwˈɪɾɪŋ/.

Examples

an unintended slight
an unintentional pun
the offense was unintentional

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ignorant unknowledgeable unknowing unplanned unintentional

Antonyms

witting

Parts of Speech

adjective	not done with purpose or intent “an unintended slight”
adjective	not aware or knowing “an unwitting subject in an experiment”
adjective	unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge “he was completely ignorant of the circumstances”

Word Forms

ignorance	noun	the lack of knowledge or education
unknowing	noun	ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
unknowingness	noun	ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unwissend

nicht mit Absicht oder Absicht getan

🇫🇷French

involontaire

pas fait avec un but ou une intention

🇪🇸Spanish

involuntario

no hecho con propósito o intención

🇮🇹Italian

inconsapevole

non fatto con uno scopo o intenzione

🇳🇱Dutch

onbewust

niet gedaan met een doel of bedoeling

🇵🇹Portuguese

involuntário

não feito com propósito ou intenção

🇷🇺Russian

невольный

сделано не с целью или намерением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनिच्छित

उद्देश्य या इरादे से नहीं किया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

অনিচ্ছাকৃত

উদ্দেশ্য বা উদ্দেশ্য নিয়ে করা হয়নি

🇮🇳Tamil

அறியாமல்

நோக்கம் அல்லது நோக்கத்துடன் செய்யப்படவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

తెలియకుండానే

ఉద్దేశ్యంతో లేదా ఉద్దేశ్యంతో చేయలేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

नकळत

हेतूने किंवा हेतूने केले नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અજાણતા

ઉદ્દેશ્ય અથવા ઉદ્દેશ્ય સાથે કરવામાં આવેલ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಿಳಿಯದೆ

ಉದ್ದೇಶ ಅಥವಾ ಉದ್ದೇಶದಿಂದ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അറിയാതെ

ഉദ്ദേശത്തോടെയോ ഉദ്ദേശത്തോടെയോ ചെയ്തതല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਜਾਣੇ

ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਜਾਂ ਇਰਾਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

نادانستہ

مقصد یا ارادے کے ساتھ نہیں کیا گیا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不知情的

没有目的或意图

🇯🇵Japanese

無意識のうちに

目的や意図を持って行われていない

🇰🇷Korean

알지 못하는

목적이나 의도를 가지고 하지 않은 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô tình

không được thực hiện với mục đích hoặc ý định

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่รู้

ไม่ได้ทำด้วยวัตถุประสงค์หรือเจตนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

tanpa disadari

tidak dilakukan dengan tujuan atau niat

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi sinasadya

hindi ginawa nang may layunin o layunin

🇲🇾Malay

tanpa disedari

tidak dilakukan dengan tujuan atau niat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عن غير قصد

لم يتم ذلك لغرض أو نية

🇮🇷Persian

ناخواسته

با هدف یا قصد انجام نشده است

🇹🇷Turkish

farkında olmadan

amaç veya niyetle yapılmadı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא מְכוּוָן

לא נעשה מתוך מטרה או כוונה

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