unbeknownst

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  1. adjective Unbeknown.
  2. adverb Without the knowledge of a specified party. Used with to: Our cousin had been ill for years, unbeknownst to the family.

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  • Male interviewers who believe female job applicants are attracted to them may subtly elicit flirtatious behavior from the women-unbeknownst to the women and regardless of whether they are even attracted to the men. —  UUpdates - All updates
  • Amongst friends, family, and athletes, Remmel received the Distinguished Service Award at his own banquet -- unbeknownst to him until the ceremony. —  WBAY Action 2 News
  • Jason Pye and I have - unbeknownst to the other, which we each found hilarious - applied for and become "Examiners" for the Atlanta Examiner. —  QandO
  • She had been hired by the purifiers (unbeknownst), so that a mutant would take the fall for one of their members being let go for not commiting to the cause. —  Comic Book Movie
  • And the Fed isn't as "unbeknownst" as you may think .... in my opinion. —  American Zombie
 

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/ənbəˈnoʊnst/
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