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English verb: take aback | |||
| 1. | take aback (emotion) surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off | ||
| Samples | I was floored when I heard that I was promoted. | ||
| Examples | The bad news will take aback him, The good news will take aback her, The performance is likely to take aback Sue | ||
| Synonyms | ball over, blow out of the water, floor, shock | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | surprise | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | galvanise, galvanize, startle | ||
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