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unawares

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un·a·wares

   [uhn-uh-wairz]
adverb
1.
while not aware or conscious of a thing oneself; unknowingly or inadvertently.
2.
without warning; by surprise; suddenly; unexpectedly: to come upon someone unawares.
Origin:
1525–35; unaware + -s1
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unawares (ˌʌnəˈwɛəz)
 
—adv
1.  without prior warning or plan; unexpectedly: she caught him unawares
2.  without being aware of or knowing: he lost it unawares

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unawares
1530s, "without being aware," from un- (1) "not" + aware + adverbial genitive -s. Meaning "without being noticed" is recorded from 1660s. Form unaware is recorded from 1590s.
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