aback
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Adverb
Definition
(a) khel lam ah (b) taken aback: phawng sut.
Example
(1) He was taken aback momentarily, but he recovered swiftly. (2) Frederick appeared to be taken aback both by the story, and the speed at which Sarah relayed it. (c) This zinger out of the blue took me aback.
Synonyms
surprised, confused, thrown off, thrown off guard, suddenly, unanticipatedly, unaware, unawares, unexpectedly
Antonyms
obviously, tardily, pokily, sluggishly, slowly, leisurely, laggardly.
Contributor
Trul