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Definition of To be taken aback

To be taken aback
Aback A*back" ([.a]*b[a^]k"), adv. [Pref. a- + back; AS. on b[ae]c at, on, or toward the back. See Back.] 1. Toward the back or rear; backward. ``Therewith aback she started.' --Chaucer. 2. Behind; in the rear. --Knolles. 3. (Naut.) Backward against the mast; -- said of the sails when pressed by the wind. --Totten. To be taken aback. (a) To be driven backward against the mast; -- said of the sails, also of the ship when the sails are thus driven. (b) To be suddenly checked, baffled, or discomfited. --Dickens.

Meaning of To be taken aback from wikipedia

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- was necessary and stated only that the reason would soon be made apparent. Lomeli is taken aback by this news, as there was no record of Tremblay being...
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- though taken aback, threatens him back. Shiva kills Raviraj's brother-in-law in retaliation for the loss of his gang member. This causes Hari to plot with...
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- gunpoint and forces him to read from Tauber's diary. Roschmann attempts to justify his actions to his "fellow Aryan", but is taken aback when Miller says he...