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unawareness

  • a word derived from unaware.
    unaware
    adjective
    not aware or conscious; unconscious.

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It would be overly simplistic and unfair to say that the mixture of apathy or unawareness animating the public’s feelings about science is unfounded.

From Slate Jun. 27, 2025

Zaldívar wrote that “Those who criticize me … reveal a deep unawareness of what she means for millions of women and young people in Mexico and around the world.”

From Washington Times Nov. 7, 2023

It’s unawareness of those consequences that makes the Fed seem more than dispassionate in making policy, but callous.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 21, 2022

The offense is imploding down the stretch with dropped passes, missed assignments and a seeping unawareness of the first-down marker’s location.

From Seattle Times Dec. 27, 2021

Suddenly, like the stampede in that world of happy unawareness, came the news of Gaston's return.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez