taken aback

Significat (Anglès)

Adj

1. (figuratively) Surprised, shocked.
2. Said of a ship, when the wind, suddenly changing, forces the sails aft against the mast.

Verb

past participle of take aback

take aback

1. (idiomatic, transitive) To surprise or shock; to discomfit.
2. (passive, usually) Of a ship: to catch it with the sails aback suddenly.

Llegeix-ne més

Conceptes

atònit

sorprès

Sinònims

astonished

😲

surprised

dumbfounded

startled

stunned

floored

confused

😕

aghast

stupefied

fatigued

upset

dazed

nonplussed

perplexed

puzzled

recoil

recoiled

shy

timid

unprepared

vanquished

without

off balance

stupified

be blown away

become flustered

amazed

astounded

at a loss

bedridden

bemused

bewildered

defeated

disconcerted

flinch

jiggered

lacking

Traduccions

ontdaan

onthutst

stupéfait

verstomd

verslagen

surpris

verbluft

überrascht

bestürtzt

estuporada

έκπληκτος

basses Erstaunen

sprachlos

bestürzt

erstaunt

Etimologia (Anglès)

From taken + aback, first attested in 1840.