Unsuspecting Definition & Meaning

unsuspecting
adjective
  1. not suspicious; "deceiving the unsuspecting public"
  2. (often followed by `of') not knowing or expecting; not thinking likely; "an unsuspecting victim"; "unsuspecting (or unaware) of the fact that I would one day be their leader"

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