be+taken+aback
31aback — adverb Date: before 12th century 1. archaic backward, back 2. in a position to catch the wind upon the forward surface (as of a sail) 3. by surprise ; unawares < was taken aback by her sharp retort > …
32aback — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. rearward, behind. See rear, difficulty. taken aback II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adverb Without adequate preparation: short, unawarely, unawares. Idiom: by surprise. See PREPARED …
33aback — adv rearward, to or in the rear, back, toward the back, behind, backward, hindward; Naut. abaft, Naut. aft, Naut. astern, Naut. sternward; retrogressively, regressively, retrogradingly; Fig. aloof, Fig. at a distance. See taken aback …
34aback — UK [əˈbæk] / US adverb be taken aback …
35aback — [əˈbæk] adv be taken aback to be very shocked or surprised[/ex] …
36aback — /əˈbæk / (say uh bak) adverb 1. with the wind blowing against the forward side of a sail or sails, instead of the after side. 2. back against the mast, as sails, or with sails so placed. 3. towards the back. –phrase 4. taken aback, a. suddenly… …
37taken — Lilo, lawe ia. All taken, pau i ka lilo; pauka a (rare). Taken off, as clothes, hemo, puhemo. Taken aback, ho opū iwa, ōkū …
38taken unawares — Synonyms and related words: ad lib, astonished, caught napping, caught off balance, caught short, extemporaneous, extemporized, haphazard, hasty, impromptu, improvised, makeshift, precipitate, rough and ready, snap, struck with surprise,… …
39taken — (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Captured] Syn. arrested, seized, appropriated; see captured 1 . 2. [Employed or rented] Syn. occupied, reserved, held, hired, contracted for; see also rented . • taken aback, Syn. startled, disconcerted, caught off guard;… …
40aback — [adv] taken unawares confused, surprised, thrown off, thrown off guard*; concept 403 …
