take aback


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take aback

vb
(tr, adverb) to astonish or disconcert
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Verb1.take aback - surprise greatlytake aback - surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
ball over, blow out of the water, floor, shock
surprise - cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"
galvanise, galvanize, startle - to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"
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take aback

verb surprise, stun, astonish, floor (informal), stagger, startle, bewilder, astound, disconcert, nonplus, flabbergast (informal) He was taken aback when a man answered the phone.
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