unawares
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(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 |
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(adverb) without forethought or plan; inadvertently; "came upon the diamond unawares" |
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(adverb) at a disadvantage; "I was caught short" |
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Synonyms: short |
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