aback

Significat (Anglès)

Adv

1. (Geordie, archaic, not-comparable) Towards the back or rear; backwards.
2. (archaic, not-comparable) In the rear; a distance behind.
3. (not-comparable) By surprise; startled; dumbfounded. (see usage)
4. (not-comparable) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way.

Noun

An inscribed stone square.

Conceptes

àbac

Sinònims

bemused

backwards

back

🔙

backward

baffled

befogged

befuddled

behind

bewildered

confounded

😖

confused

😕

dazzled

disconcerted

disoriented

distracted

embarrassed

fazed

flabbergasted

muddleheaded

mystified

nonplussed

overawed

puzzled

rearward

stirred

astonied

gobsmacked

nonplused

rear wards

asswards

abaft

astounded

Traduccions

προς τα πίσω

rugwaarts

rückwärts

achterwaarts

achteruit

atrás

pelo contrario

dietro

attònito

atraz

en arrière

sorpreso

por detraz ás avessas

ξαφνικά

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/əˈbæk/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: abak

Heretat de anglès antic: onbæc

Cognat amb frisó occidental: tebek

Cognat amb suec: tillbaka

In summary

From Middle English abak, from Old English onbæc, equivalent to a- (“towards”) + back. Compare West Frisian tebek (“aback”, adverb, literally “to/at back”), Swedish tillbaka (idem.).