Aback - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|əˈbæk|
Brit.
|əˈbæk|
adverb
- having the wind against the forward side of the sails
the ship came up into the wind with all yards aback
- by surprisetaken aback by the caustic remarks
Extra examples
...completely taken aback by the neighbors' announcement that they were moving...
...we were taken aback by our aunt's ungracious reply to the invitation we had sent her...
His sudden change of opinion took us all aback.
For a moment, I was completely taken aback by her request.
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