- take aback
- Synonyms and related words:abash, appall, astound, bowl down, bowl over, confound, discomfit, disconcert, dismay, electrify, frighten, jar, jolt, put out, shake, shock, stagger, startle, stun
Moby Thesaurus. Grady Ward. 1996.
Moby Thesaurus. Grady Ward. 1996.
take aback — If you are taken aback, it means that you re surprised or shocked by something … The small dictionary of idiomes
take aback — ► take aback shock or surprise (someone). Main Entry: ↑aback … English terms dictionary
take aback — verb surprise greatly; knock someone s socks off (Freq. 1) I was floored when I heard that I was promoted • Syn: ↑shock, ↑floor, ↑ball over, ↑blow out of the water • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
take aback — verb a) To surprise or shock; to discomfit. I was rather taken aback by his angry reply. b) Of a ship: to catch it with the sails aback suddenly. The bad news took us aback … Wiktionary
take aback — Astonish, surprise, take by surprise, startle … New dictionary of synonyms
take aback — See: TAKEN BACK … Dictionary of American idioms
take aback — See: TAKEN BACK … Dictionary of American idioms
take aback — surprise, astound; confuse, bewilder … English contemporary dictionary
take aback — to (be) cause(d) a feeling of surprise or astonishment, often also with disappointment or dismay … Idioms and examples
take aback — idi to surprise; disconcert … From formal English to slang