unawares

English

Etymology

unaware +‎ -s (adverb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʌnəˈwɛə(ɹ)z/

Adverb

unawares (not comparable)

1. Unexpectedly or by surprise.
2. Inadvertently.
3. Without plan or forethought.

Related terms

• unaware (adjective)
• unawarely

Translations

unexpectedly or by surprise

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 無意中／无意中 (zh) (wúyìzhōng), 无意中 (zh) (wúyìzhōng)

• Danish: uforvarende, på sengen
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• Finnish: yllättäen (fi)
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: uforvarende, på sengen (no)

• Russian: враспло́х (ru) (vrasplóx), неожи́данно (ru) (neožídanno)

inadvertently — see inadvertently

without plan or forethought

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Danish: uplanlagt
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• Finnish: miettimättä
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