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Meanings of take aback in English

Portuguese
pasmar
Catalan
xocar
Spanish
chocar

Surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off.

        pasmar

        To cause someone to feel surprise.

              Usage of take aback in English
              1
              In New Zealand, local fans were also taken aback by the news.
              Radio NZ
              2
              The board were taken aback by size of the problem at Laiki.
              Reuters
              3
              Alice was quite taken aback by the extent of this negative concept.
              Alice in quantumland: an allegory of quantum physics
              4
              Some users said they were taken aback by the silver fix loss.
              Reuters
              5
              It left several Ministers taken aback by the severity of the warnings.
              The Irish Times
              6
              But not as taken aback as I would be come Monday morning.
              Monday Mourning
              7
              Jamieson stood speechless for a moment, completely taken aback by the proposal.
              The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
              8
              Taken aback, I couldn't answer, and the atmosphere grew even more stilted.
              Evil and the Mask
              9
              Lorena was so taken aback that she didn't know what to say.
              Lonesome dove
              10
              Faye was instantly taken aback, but she didn't want to let on.
              Family album
              11
              MaNtuli is taken aback when she learns about her enemy's new venture.
              The South African
              12
              He had been taken aback enough not to absorb her suggestion immediately.
              Small wars: a novel
              13
              Kelly seemed so taken aback by the suggestion, he couldn't help chuckling.
              Michael's discovery
              14
              The words ripped out of her, and even Sted paused, taken aback.
              The spirit rebellion: the legend of eli monpress: book 2
              15
              For the first time, it was Wagoner's turn to be taken aback.
              Cities in Flight
              16
              Kallie was taken aback, less by the news than by Heather's attitude.
              The water room
              Translations for take aback