be set aback

To be startled, astonished, shocked, or disconcerted. (A less common variant of "be taken aback.") All of us were a bit set aback to learn that John was moving to England next month. I must admit that I was set aback when I heard we weren't receiving our bonuses this year.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Yildirim	-	Turkish
Jung-Sook	jung-sook	Korean
RoldÃO	-	Portuguese
Taliesin	tal-ee-ES-in (Welsh)	Welsh, Arthurian Romance
Blanche	[blɑ:ntʃ]
Jaka	-	Slovene