Polyglot Dictionary

totally taken aback

/ˈtoʊtəli ˈteɪkən əˈbæk/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. completamente desconcertado

    • On hearing the news, he was totally taken aback.

      Al escuchar la noticia, quedó completamente desconcertado.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

disconcerted

disconcerted and totally taken aback are close synonyms for being unsettled or surprised, largely interchangeable.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa totally taken aback?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: On hearing the news, he was ___ taken aback.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a totally taken aback?

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