unwary
adjective/ʌnˈweəri/
/ʌnˈweri/
- [only before noun] not aware of the possible dangers or problems of a situation and therefore likely to be harmed in some way
- Exams are not designed to set traps for unwary students.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnwary is used with these nouns:- traveller
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- the unwarynoun [plural] people who are unwary
- The stock market is full of traps for the unwary.
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