OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 26221

take aback

/ˌteɪk əˈbæk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
agarrar de sorpresa • agarrar en curva • asombrar • dejar estupefacto • dejar pasmado • desconcertar • pasmar • sorprender
To surprise or shock; to discomfit.
I was rather taken aback by his angry reply.
The bad news took us aback.
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