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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnawareness
/ˌʌn.əˈwɛə.nəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of being unaware or lacking knowledge about something.
"His unawareness of the ongoing issues made it difficult for him to contribute effectively to the discussion." - 2
A lack of consciousness or recognition of a particular situation or fact.
"Her unawareness of the cultural differences led to several misunderstandings during the meeting."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English prefix 'un-' meaning not, combined with 'aware' from Old English 'gewǣre' meaning cautious or watchful, and the nominalizing suffix '-ness' of Germanic origin. The compound evolved in the early modern English period to describe the state of lacking knowledge, perception, or consciousness of something.
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Inconscience
Transliteration: ɛ̃.kɔ̃.sjɑ̃s
"Son inconscience des problèmes en cours a rendu la discussion difficile."
Unkenntnis
Transliteration: ʊnˈkɛnt.nɪs
"Seine Unkenntnis der laufenden Probleme erschwerte die Diskussion."
Ignoranza
Transliteration: iɲɡoˈrant͡sa
"La sua ignoranza delle questioni in corso ha reso difficile il contributo alla discussione."
Desconocimiento
Transliteration: des.ko.no.θiˈmien.to
"Su desconocimiento de los problemas actuales dificultó la discusión."
Desconhecimento
Transliteration: des.ko.ɲe.siˈmẽ.tu
"Seu desconhecimento dos problemas em andamento dificultou a discussão."
अज्ञानता
Transliteration: ajñāntā
"उनकी अज्ञानता ने चर्चा में योगदान देना मुश्किल बना दिया।"
无知
Transliteration: wú zhī
"他的无知使他在讨论中难以有效贡献。"
무지
Transliteration: muji
"그의 무지는 토론에 효과적으로 기여하는 것을 어렵게 만들었다."
無知
Transliteration: muchi
"彼の無知は議論に効果的に貢献するのを難しくした。"
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