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1. (adv.) aback
with the wind against the forward side of the sail.
2. aback
toward the back.
3. aback
take aback, to surprise; disconcert.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME; OE on bæc to the rear. See a -1, on , back1)
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| Definition of 'aback' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adverb) aback
having the wind against the forward side of the sails
"the ship came up into the wind with all yards aback"
2. (adverb) aback
by surprise
"taken aback by the caustic remarks"
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| Definition of 'aback' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) aback
toward the back or rear; backward
2. (adverb) aback
behind; in the rear
3. (adverb) aback
backward against the mast; -- said of the sails when pressed by the wind
4. (noun) aback
an abacus
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Sense: surprised and usually rather upset
She was taken aback by his rudeness.
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 Afrikaans: uit die veld geslaan |
 Arabic: اجأ |
 Bulgarian: изненадан |
 Brazilian: chocado |
 Czech: překvapený, zaražený |
 German: bestürzt |
 Danish: overrumplet; forbløffet |
 Greek: ξαφνιασμένος |
 Spanish: desconcertado |
 Estonian: jahmunud |
 Farsi: جا خوردن |
 Finnish: yllättyä |
 French: déconcerté |
 Hebrew: לִהיוִת מוּפתָּע |
 Hindi: पीछे/हतप्रभ |
 Croatian: natrag, straga; zapanjen, |
 Hungarian: elképedt |
 Indonesian: terkejut |
 Icelandic: agndofa |
 Italian: sorpreso |
 Japanese: あっけにとられる |
 Korean: 깜짝 놀란 |
 Lithuanian: priblokštas |
 Latvian: pārsteigts |
 Malay: terperanjat |
 Dutch: verbluft |
 Norwegian: overrumplet og fornærmet |
 Polish: zaskoczony |
 Persian: متعجب شدن |
 Pashto: حيرانيدل |
 Portuguese: chocado |
 Romanian: surprins, uluit |
 Russian: ошеломлённый |
 Slovak: zarazený, prekvapený, zmä |
 Slovenian: osupel |
 Serbian: iznenađen |
 Swedish: bakåt, back: baxna, häpna |
 Thai: งงงวย |
 Turkish: şaşırmış |
 Taiwanese: (因不悅)大吃一驚 |
 Ukrainian: вражений |
 Urdu: ششدر رہ جانا |
 Vietnamese: sửng sốt |
 Chinese: 吃惊，吓一跳 |
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