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aback
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aback (adverb)
1) take (verb)
aback
/ə
ˈ
bæk/
adverb
:
by surprise —
used in the phrase
taken aback
▪
She was
taken aback
[=she was very surprised] by his rude response.
▪
He was
taken aback
[=
shocked
,
startled
] when he saw their house.
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