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unawares
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unawares
(adverb)
unawares
/ˌʌnə
ˈ
weɚz/
adverb
unawares
/ˌʌnə
ˈ
weɚz/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNAWARES
:
without warning
—
used to describe something that happens without being expected
The rainstorm
caught us unawares
. [=we were not expecting the storm]
She was
taken unawares
[=
taken by surprise
] by the sudden change in plans.
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