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off-guard

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. napping, off-guard(a), off guard(p), off one's guard(p), off his guard, off her guard, off your guardadjective

    not prepared or vigilant

    "the blow caught him napping"; "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his guard"

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  1. off-guard

    Off-guard refers to a state of being unprepared, unsuspecting, or not vigilant, often caught by surprise or unable to respond effectively to a sudden occurrence or situation.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of off-guard in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of off-guard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of off-guard in a Sentence

  1. Missouri President Tim Wolfe:

    My behavior seemed like I did not care, that was not my intention. I was caught off-guard in that moment. Nonetheless, had I gotten out of the car to acknowledge the students and talk with them, perhaps we would n’t be where we are today.

  2. Dan Soloway:

    If everybody's caught off guard or not preparing themselves, you could have some issues.

  3. Jennifer Duffy:

    Roy Blunt wo n’t get caught off guard.

  4. Kyle Stanley:

    I wouldn't say heated, we talked about it briefly, i was kind of caught off guard that it even came up really.

  5. Jenn Varian:

    Because of the rapid warm up of about 10 degrees a day, this prevents residents and tourists alike from acclimating to the hot temperatures, and unless they're paying close attention to the forecast, can catch them off guard when recreating outside this weekend.

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