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unwitting aid
[ʌnˈwɪtɪŋ eɪd]
noun
pl: unwitting aids
ajuda involuntária
1.
Assistance or support given unintentionally or without knowledge of the true purpose or consequences
By sharing that document, he provided unwitting aid to the competitors.
Ao compartilhar esse documento, ele forneceu ajuda involuntária aos concorrentes.
2.
Help given without awareness of being part of a larger scheme or plan
The employee became unwitting aid to the fraud scheme.
O funcionário tornou-se ajuda involuntária para o esquema de fraude.
Synonyms
unintentional assistance
inadvertent help
accidental support
unwitting assistance
Antonyms
intentional aid
deliberate assistance
knowing support
conscious help
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
ajuda involuntária
Most common usage in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
ajuda sem saber
Colloquial variation
São Paulo
ajuda involuntária
Standard formal usage
Portugal
auxílio involuntário
Preferred in European Portuguese
Related Idioms & Phrases
give someone a hand without knowing it
help without realizing
be used as a tool without knowing
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