Adjective
taken aback
- (figuratively) Surprised, shocked.
- (nautical) Said of a ship, when the wind, suddenly changing, forces the sails aft against the mast.
- French: surpris, décontenancé, pris de court
- German: erschrocken
- Italian: preso alla sprovvista
- Past participle of take aback
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