Aback meaning

 Aback:

/ə'bak/

adverb 
(be taken aback) be shocked or surprised.


Definition:

1. Archaic
situated to the rear or back.
"lot of scrap aback of the garage"

2. Surprise
"was taken aback listening to the news of increasing deaths due to road accidents"


Synonyms:

backwards, rearwards, aft, abaft, astern, behind, back.


Fact:
Can be used only as "Taken aback).
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Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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