unwitting

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This is one case that cannot be closed until the enablers -- unwitting or otherwise -- have been brought to account, too.

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  1. adjective Not knowing; unaware: an unwitting subject in an experiment.
  2. adjective Not intended; unintentional: an unwitting admission of guilt.

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  • A dozen Chinese people holding chop-sticks in their hands turned to see this exotic invader, and I offered them an uncomfortable smile, looking around for my unwitting guide. —  King, Laurie R - Russell-Holmes 08 - Locked Rooms
  • New York firefighter Patrick Sullivan had no idea his seemingly idyllic life was about to go up in smoke - especially as the unwitting, second-hand recipient of advice from famed love expert and … —  ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds
  • New York firefighter Patrick Sullivan had no idea his seemingly idyllic life was about to go up in smoke - especially as the unwitting, second-hand recipient of advice from famed love expert and radio host Dr. Emma Lloyd. —  ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds
  • This functions as both a mental stumbling block, for the unwitting, and as a rhetorical tool, for dishonest ideologues. —  Lean Left
  • This is one case that cannot be closed until the enablers -- unwitting or otherwise -- have been brought to account, too. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English : un-, not; see un-1 + witting, present participle of witten, to know (from Old English witan; see weid- in Indo-European roots).

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  1. from Middle English unwittinge; from un- + witting, n.
  2. Formerly also unweeting; from Middle English unwittyng, unwityng, unwetyng, onwitinde, from Anglo-Saxon unwitend (= Old High German unwizzende = Icelandic ūvitandi); as un- + witting, adjective
 

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