taken aback

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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.

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Konzepte

bestürtzt

überrascht

erschrocken

gewundert

sprachlos

basses Erstaunen

verblüfft

verdutzt

verwundert

erstaunt

bestürzt

Synonyme

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

Übersetzungen

ontdaan

onthutst

stupéfait

verstomd

surpris

verslagen

verbluft

estuporada

déconcerté

pris de court

sorprès

stpéfié

surprit

surpries

interloqué

Etymologie (Englisch)

From taken + aback, first attested in 1840.