Emotions & feelings
unguarded
open and relaxed
If someone is unguarded, they speak or behave openly, without their usual caution or reserve, sometimes revealing private feelings or thoughts.
Hear it in real life
She usually seems very private.
Yes, but she was surprisingly unguarded last night.
After a long conversation, he became unguarded and talked about his fear of failing.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I felt unguarded of my friends.
Say: I felt unguarded with my friends.
Use “unguarded with someone” when describing the person you can be open with.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
feel unguarded; be unguarded with someone
Your turn: say it out loud
After a long conversation, he became unguarded and talked about his fear of failing.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
unguarded
open and relaxed
“After a long conversation, he became unguarded and talked about his fear of failing.”
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