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unprepared | American Dictionary

unprepared
adjective
us/ˌʌn·prɪˈpeərd/
not ready:
He was completely/totally unprepared for what he saw.

Examples of unprepared

unprepared
Most emerging countries were, however, completely unprepared for the speed and violence with which markets turned against them.
Yet medical professionals frequently lack formal training in family systems concepts and, therefore, may be unprepared to engage in family-inclusive approaches to treatment.
Organizations serving youth, particularly schools, are confronting problems and needs of immense scope for which they are largely unprepared.
As discussed in this review, preterm infants are physiologically unprepared for the postnatal environment within which they must suddenly function.
As a result, readers will be unprepared for the inevitable social earthquakes to come.
Do we walk unprepared into an exam hall at school?
We are encouraged by our initial experience to continue to offer the rapid two-stage switch for patients with complete transposition and an unprepared left ventricle.
Yet, in many other respects the stations seemed ill-equipped and unprepared for the people who were incarcerated there.
In light of their initial trajectory, they feel unprepared for the teaching profession and contemplate alternative occupations.
Despite providing high-intensity care, often for years, many bereaved caregivers perceived themselves as unprepared for the death.
The working class is still completely unprepared to exercise workers' control.
All felt completely unprepared for their husbands' deaths.
Ordinary first-year equilibrium theory leaves us unprepared for high concentrations and very weak interactions.
He strode round in a chalky, torn gown and seemed to be able to deliver a totally unprepared but enthralling lesson on almost any topic.
For example, suppose one compared a biologically prepared response with one that was unprepared.
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