aback (redirected from taking aback)

a·back  (-bk)

adv.

1. By surprise: He was taken aback by her caustic remarks.

2. Nautical In such a way that the wind pushes against the forward side of a sail or sails.

3. Archaic Back; backward.

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aback

Adverb

taken aback startled or disconcerted

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	aback - having the wind against the forward side of the sails; "the ship came up into the wind with all yards aback"
	2.	aback - by surprise; "taken aback by the caustic remarks"

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aback

adverb taken aback surprised, thrown, shocked, stunned, confused, astonished, staggered, startled, bewildered, astounded, disconcerted, bowled over (informal) stupefied, floored (informal) knocked for six, dumbfounded, left open-mouthed, nonplussed, flabbergasted (informal)

Translations

aback [əˈbæk] adv to be taken aback → quedar(se) desconcertado

aback [əˈbæk] adv to be taken aback → être décontenancé(e)

aback [əˈbæk] adv to be taken aback → verblüfft sein

aback [əˈbæk] adv to be taken aback → essere sbalordito/a

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aback [əˈbӕk]

surprised and usually rather upset She was taken aback by his rudeness. uit die veld geslaan اجأ изненадан překvapený, zaražený overrumplet; forbløffet bestürzt ξαφνιασμένος desconcertado jahmunud جا خوردن häkeltynyt déconcerté לִהיוִת מוּפתָּע पीछे/हतप्रभ natrag, straga; zapanjen, iznenađen elképedt terkejut agndofa sorpreso あっけにとられる 깜짝 놀란 priblokštas pārsteigts terperanjat verbluft overrumplet og fornærmet zaskoczony chocado surprins, uluit ошеломлённый zarazený, prekvapený, zmätený osupel iznenađen bakåt, back: baxna, häpna งงงวย şaşırmış 吃驚，嚇一跳 вражений ششدر رہ جانا sửng sốt 吃惊，吓一跳