unprepares
Makes not ready
Unprepares means to undo someone's readiness or preparation—to move them from a prepared state back to an unprepared one.
The word is rare, appearing mostly in philosophical or literary contexts where something that should have equipped you instead leaves you vulnerable: Nothing unprepares you for parenthood like reading parenting books.
More often, speakers use "leaves unprepared" instead.
Takes something apart systematically
- reversesSwitches to opposite direction
- nullifiesMakes of no effect
- negatesRenders null or invalid
- cancelsRevokes or nullifies
unravels · undermines · sabotages · invalidates · counteracts · neutralizes · thwarts · defeats
Surprises with unexpected impact
- surprisesUnanticipated occurrences
- destabilizesUndermines steadiness or equilibrium
- unsettlesCauses disquiet or unease
- throws offRemoves or disorients
disarms · wrongfoots · ambushes · rattles · shocks · jolts · stuns · upends
dismantles
Takes something apart systematically
cancels · unravels · undermines · sabotages · invalidates · counteracts · neutralizes · thwarts · defeats · erases
blindsides
Surprises with unexpected impact
- surprisesUnanticipated occurrences
- destabilizesUndermines steadiness or equilibrium
- unsettlesCauses disquiet or unease
throws off · disarms · wrongfoots · ambushes · rattles · shocks · jolts · stuns · upends · derails