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Contexts ▼▲ Present participle for to take advantage of someone's inattention Present participle for to surprise (someone) Present participle for to disconcert or cause to be confused (of a feeling) Present participle for to affect (someone) suddenly and powerfully Present participle for to chance upon someone doing something unexpected (and usually underhanded) … more ▼ ▲ Verb ▲ Present participle for to take advantage of someone's inattention surprising ambushing startling catching napping creeping up on pouncing on taking by surprise catching on the hop taking unawares bursting in on sneaking up on catching out coming up behind coming up on approaching unnoticed stealing up on “Such a woman would be much more difficult to catch unawares than a teenage escort trapped in a motel room.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to surprise (someone) wrongfooting catching off guard surprising taking by surprise catching red-handed catching in the act catching on the hop catching someone with their pants down catching out catching napping catching someone with their trousers down bursting in on taking unawares ambushing ambuscading waylaying dropping in on lying in wait bushwhacking springing on catching off-guard coming upon laying for disturbing capturing disrupting catching off-balance coming down on like a bolt from the blue interrupting coming down on intruding on catching in flagrante delicto springing upon catching in an unguarded moment finding unprepared startling wrong-footing creeping up on Verb ▲ Present participle for to disconcert or cause to be confused throwing disconcerting flustering agitating disturbing flurrying ruffling throwing off unnerving upsetting bewildering confounding confusing discomfiting discomposing discountenancing dumbfounding harassing perplexing unsettling addling affecting baffling bamboozling befuddling bothering disquieting flummoxing perturbing puzzling rattling troubling worrying discombobulating fazing nonplussing surprising astonishing distracting dizzying making nervous throwing off balance putting off putting into a flap shaking up throwing into a tizz mixing up catching off balance putting someone off their stroke causing someone to lose their composure Verb ▲ (of a feeling) Present participle for to affect (someone) suddenly and powerfully overtaking hitting befalling engulfing overwhelming striking catching coming upon overcoming overhauling overpowering surprising betiding consuming enveloping swamping whelming assailing happening outdoing reaching sweeping over happening to falling on catching off guard getting to catching unprepared swallowing up taking by surprise catching off-guard Verb ▲ Present participle for to chance upon someone doing something unexpected (and usually underhanded) catching discovering detecting exposing finding unmasking encountering surprising coming upon coming across catching out catching red-handed finding out catching in the act lighting on stumbling on stumbling upon taking by surprise bursting in on catching off guard chancing on chancing upon happening upon bringing to light hitting upon taking unawares Find more words! 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