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incognizant

[in-kog-nuh-zuh nt]
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adjective
  1. not cognizant; without knowledge or awareness; unaware (usually followed by of).

Origin of incognizant

First recorded in 1830–40; in-3 + cognizant
Related formsin·cog·ni·zance, noun
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Historical Examples

  • We cannot suppose him, on the night of the fatal Sunday, both innocent himself and incognizant of an outrage committed.

    The Works of Edgar Allan Poe

    Edgar Allan Poe

British Dictionary definitions for incognizant

incognizant

adjective
  1. (when postpositive, often foll by of) unaware (of)
Derived Formsincognizance, noun
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Word Origin and History for incognizant

adj.

1837, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + cognizant.

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