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Etymology

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From un- +‎ aware.

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Adjective

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unaware (comparative more unaware, superlative most unaware)

  1. Not aware or informed; lacking knowledge; unmindful.
    I'm unaware of the answer to that question.
    Luckily, she was unaware that I'd spent the last five years in prison.
    • 1989, Journal of contemporary psychotherapy[1], volume 19:
      The more unaware the self is of other selves, that is, the more complete the splits, the greater the degree of schizoid pathology.
  2. Not noticing; paying no heed; thoughtless; inattentive; oblivious.

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  • (not aware or informed; lacking knowledge): clueless

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