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aback
(redirected from taking aback)

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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.

aback
Adverb
taken aback startled or disconcerted
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.abackaback - having the wind against the forward side of the sails; "the ship came up into the wind with all yards aback"
2.abackaback - by surprise; "taken aback by the caustic remarks"

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

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


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