taken aback (English, adj)
expansion: taken aback (comparative more taken aback, superlative most taken aback)
Senses:
glosses: Surprised, shocked.
tags: figuratively
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: Said of a ship, when the wind, suddenly changing, forces the sails aft against the mast.
Forms:
form: more taken aback
tags: comparative
form: most taken aback
tags: superlative