What is the meaning of unawares?

adverb

  • Without forethought or plan; inadvertently.
    • usage: "came upon the diamond unawares"
  • 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
  • At a disadvantage.
    • usage: "I was caught short"
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