adj
Meaning 1
Not suspecting; without any suspicion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He easily shot the unsuspecting target.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unsuspecting
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
(often followed by `of') not knowing or expecting; not thinking likely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an unsuspecting victim
- unsuspecting (or unaware) of the fact that I would one day be their leader
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
not suspicious
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- deceiving the unsuspecting public
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unsuspicious
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English suspecting English unsuspecting From un- + suspecting.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: неподозиращ (nepodozirašt) — Translations
- Danish: intetanende — Translations
- Dutch: nietsvermoedend — Translations
- Finnish: pahaa-aavistamaton — Translations
- French: qui ne se doute de rien — Translations
- Georgian: ეჭვმიუტანელი (eč̣vmiuṭaneli) — Translations
- Greek: ανυποψίαστος (anypopsíastos) — Translations
- Hungarian: gyanútlan — Translations
- Irish: neamh-amhrasach — Translations
- Norwegian Bokmål: intetanende — Translations
- Persian: از همه جا بی خبر — Translations
- Persian: بیخبر (bi-xabar) — Translations
- Polish: niepodejrzewający — Translations
- Spanish: desprevenido — Translations
- Spanish: incauto — Translations
- Spanish: imprevisor — Translations
- Spanish: impróvido — Translations
- Spanish: no sospechante — Translations
- Swedish: aningslös — Translations
- Swedish: intet ont anande — Translations
- Swedish: omisstänksam — Translations
- Urdu: بے خبر (be-xabar) — Translations
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