Unwary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not alert to danger or deception; ; ; - O.J.Campbell

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnwˈɛɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnwˈeəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnwˈeəɹi/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnwˈɛɹi/.

Examples

the shrieks of unwary animals taken by surprise
some thieves prey especially on unwary travelers
seduce the unwary reader into easy acquiescence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

wary

Parts of Speech

adjective

not alert to danger or deception; ; ; - O.J.Campbell

“the shrieks of unwary animals taken by surprise”

Word Forms

unwariness

noun

the trait of not being cautious and watchful

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unachtsam

nicht auf Gefahr oder Täuschung achten; ; ; - O.J.Campbell

🇫🇷French

imprudent

pas attentif au danger ou à la tromperie ; ; ; - O.J. Campbell

🇪🇸Spanish

incauto

no estar alerta al peligro o al engaño; ; ; - O.J.Campbell

🇮🇹Italian

incauto

non attento al pericolo o all'inganno; ; ; - O.J.Campbell

🇳🇱Dutch

onoplettend

niet alert op gevaar of bedrog; ; ; - O.J.Campbell

🇵🇹Portuguese

incauto

não alerta ao perigo ou engano; ; ; - OJ Campbell

🇷🇺Russian

неосторожный

не предупреждать об опасности или обмане; ; ; - О.Дж.Кэмпбелл

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असावधान

खतरे या धोखे के प्रति सचेत न होना; ; ; - ओ.जे. कैम्पबेल

🇧🇩Bengali

অসতর্ক

বিপদ বা প্রতারণা সম্পর্কে সতর্ক না; ; ; - ও.জে.ক্যাম্পবেল

🇮🇳Tamil

எச்சரிக்கையற்ற

ஆபத்து அல்லது ஏமாற்றத்திற்கு எச்சரிக்கையாக இல்லை; ; ; - ஓ.ஜே.காம்ப்பெல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అప్రమత్తంగా లేని

ప్రమాదం లేదా మోసం గురించి అప్రమత్తంగా లేదు; ; ; - O.J.కాంప్‌బెల్

🇮🇳Marathi

बेफिकीर

धोक्याची किंवा फसवणुकीसाठी सावध नाही; ; ; - ओजे कॅम्पबेल

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવિચારી

ભય અથવા છેતરપિંડી માટે સજાગ નથી; ; ; - ઓ.જે.કેમ્પબેલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಚ್ಚರವಿಲ್ಲದ

ಅಪಾಯ ಅಥವಾ ವಂಚನೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಎಚ್ಚರವಿಲ್ಲ; ; ; - ಒ.ಜೆ.ಕ್ಯಾಂಪ್ಬೆಲ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജാഗ്രതയില്ലാത്ത

അപകടം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വഞ്ചനയെക്കുറിച്ച് ജാഗ്രത പുലർത്തരുത്; ; ; - ഒ.ജെ.കാംബെൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਖ਼ਬਰ

ਖ਼ਤਰੇ ਜਾਂ ਧੋਖੇ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਸੁਚੇਤ ਨਹੀਂ; ; ; - ਓ.ਜੇ. ਕੈਂਪਬੈਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے خبر

خطرے یا دھوکہ دہی سے خبردار نہ ہونا؛ ; ; - O.J.Campbell

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粗心的

对危险或欺骗不警惕； ; ; ——O·J·坎贝尔

🇯🇵Japanese

不注意な

危険や欺瞞に警戒しない。 ; ; - O.J.キャンベル

🇰🇷Korean

조심성 없는

위험이나 속임수에 주의하지 않습니다. ; ; - O.J.캠벨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bất cẩn

không cảnh giác với nguy hiểm hoặc lừa dối; ; ; - OJCampbell

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ระวัง

ไม่ตื่นตัวต่ออันตรายหรือการหลอกลวง ; ; - โอ.เจ. แคมป์เบลล์

🇮🇩Indonesian

tak awas

tidak waspada terhadap bahaya atau penipuan; ; ; - OJ Campbell

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi nag-iingat

hindi alerto sa panganib o panlilinlang; ; ; - O.J.Campbell

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berhati-hati

tidak berwaspada terhadap bahaya atau penipuan; ; ; - O.J.Campbell

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير حذر

عدم التنبيه للخطر أو الخداع؛ ; ; - او جي كامبل

🇮🇷Persian

بی احتیاط

نسبت به خطر یا فریب هوشیار نبودن؛ ; ; - O.J.Campbell

🇹🇷Turkish

dikkatsiz

tehlikeye veya aldatmacaya karşı tetikte olmamak; ; ; - O.J.Campbell

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא זָהִיר

לא ערני לסכנה או הונאה; ; ; - או.ג'יי קמפבל

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The primary meaning of 'unwary' is 'not alert to danger or deception; ; ; - O.J.Campbell'.

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Using 'unwary' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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