caught unaware



caught unaware(s)

surprised and unprepared. Sorry. You startled me when you came up behind me. I was caught unaware. The clerk was caught unawares, and the robber emptied out the cash register before the clerk could sound the alarm.
See also: caught

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MinkeMIN-kəFrisian, Dutch
Rasim-Arabic
Aurelija-Lithuanian
Avto-Georgian
AdrianAY-dree-ən (English), AHD-ryahn (Polish), AH-dree-ahn (German), ah-dree-AHN (Russian)English, Romanian, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Russian
Dmitrei-Medieval Slavic