off guard
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off guard
phrase off-guard
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Not vigilant; unprepared; inattentive.
His sudden appearance at the office caught her completely off guard.
Opposite: on guard
- Unexpectedly or by surprise.
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prep_phrase unprepared
| Español | con la guardia abajo/baja, desprevenido, por sorpresa |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | unvorbereitet |
| Italiano | alla sprovvista |
prep_phrase unexpectedly or by surprise
| Español | con la guardia abajo/baja, desprevenido, por sorpresa |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | unerwartet, überraschend |
| Русский | враспло́х vrasplóx, неожи́данно neožídanno |
Talk about this word "off guard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/off%20guard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. off guard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/off%20guard "off guard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/off%20guard.
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@misc{off_guard_2026,
title = {off guard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/off%20guard},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
