be set aback



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.
See also: aback, set

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yildirim-Turkish
Jung-Sookjung-sookKorean
RoldÃO-Portuguese
Taliesintal-ee-ES-in (Welsh)Welsh, Arthurian Romance
Blanche[blɑ:ntʃ]
Jaka-Slovene