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UNAWARENESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Unconsciousness resulting from lack of knowledge or attention

Synonyms:

unawareness; unknowingness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("unawareness" is a kind of...):

unconsciousness (a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unawareness"):

forgetfulness (unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember)

unselfconsciousness (the quality of being not self-conscious; unawareness of yourself or of others' views of yourself)

Derivation:

unaware ((often followed by 'of') not aware)

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