un·be·knownst /ˌʌnbɪˈnon(t)st/
unbeknownst
adj : (usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the
knowledge of; "a crisis unbeknown to me"; "she had been
ill for months, unbeknownst to the family" [syn: unbeknown(p),
unbeknownst(p)]
adv : without someone's knowledge; "unbeknownst to me, she made
all the arrangements" [syn: unbeknown]