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Unaware vs Misken - What's the difference?

unaware | misken |

As an adjective unaware

is not aware or informed; lacking knowledge.

As a verb misken is

to mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive.

unaware

English

Adjective

(-)
  • not aware or informed; lacking knowledge
    • I'm unaware of the answer to that question.
    Luckily, she was unaware that I'd spent the last five years in prison.
  • Not noticing; paying no heed; thoughtless; inattentive.
    • (Jonathan Swift)

    Derived terms

    * unawares adverb

    misken

    English

    Verb

  • To mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive.
  • To fail to know; be ignorant or unaware of; appear to be ignorant of.
  • To misunderstand; mistake; have the wrong idea of.
  • To esteem oneself incorrectly; have a false or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's position.
  • To fail to recognise or identify.
  • To refuse to acknowledge; disown; repudiate; pass over; ignore; disregard; neglect; overlook; disavow; disclaim; disown; deny.
  • To fail to mention.

    • Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)