unawares

/ˈʌnəˌwɛərz/
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Definitions of unawares
  1. adverb
    suddenly and unexpectedly
    “rain caught them unawares”
    “"sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered agony because it takes them unawares"- A.Lincoln”
  2. adverb
    without forethought or plan; inadvertently
    “came upon the diamond unawares”
  3. adverb
    at a disadvantage
    synonyms: short
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