Definitions from Wiktionary (taken aback)
▸ adjective: (figuratively) Surprised, shocked.
▸ adjective: (nautical) Said of a ship, when the wind, suddenly changing, forces the sails aft against the mast.
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▸ adjective: (figuratively) Surprised, shocked.
▸ adjective: (nautical) Said of a ship, when the wind, suddenly changing, forces the sails aft against the mast.
Similar:
shocked,
staggered,
astounded,
astonished,
surprised,
appalled,
amazed,
gobsmacked,
wide-eyed,
overtaken,
more...
Opposite:
Types:
surprised,
shocked,
astonished,
flabbergasted,
stunned,
perplexed,
confused,
disoriented,
nonplussed,
more...
Phrases:
Adjectives:
mindboggling,
astonished,
popeyed,
only,
astound,
staggering,
startling,
thunderstruck,
flabbergasting,
amazed
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