incognizant
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in·cog·ni·zant
(ĭn-kŏg′nĭ-zənt)adj.
Lacking knowledge or awareness; unaware: incognizant of the new political situation.
in·cog′ni·zance (-zəns) n.
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incognizant
orincognisant
adj
(when postpositive, often foll by of) unaware (of)
inˈcognizance inˈcognisance n
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in•cog•ni•zant
(ɪnˈkɒg nə zənt)adj.
lacking knowledge or awareness.
[1830–40]
in•cog′ni•zance, n.
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Adj. 1. [画像:incognizant - (often followed by `of') not aware]incognizant - (often followed by `of') not aware; "seemed unaware of the scrutiny"; "unaware of the danger they were in"; "unaware of the newborn hope"; "the most unaware person I've known"
asleep - in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel"
unwitting - not aware or knowing; "an unwitting subject in an experiment"
unconscious - not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; "lay unconscious on the floor"
insensible - incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain"; "insensible earth"
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