un·know·ing

[uhn-noh-ing]
adjective
ignorant or unaware: unknowing aid to the enemy.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English; see un-1, knowing

un·know·ing·ly, adverb
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unknowing (ʌnˈnəʊɪŋ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj (often foll by of)
1.  not knowing; ignorant
2.  without knowledge or unaware (of)
 
un'knowingly
 
adv

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Unknowing is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Example sentences
Worse yet, due to their deliberate or unknowing participation in the scams,
  these individuals may face criminal charges.
One might be given inappropriate deference by the unknowing.
Because, my subjects are unknowing participants in my craft, they are totally
  unguarded.
For example, an unknowing co-worker could give the batterer your personal
  information, which you don't want him to know.
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