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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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Drika | | DRHEE-kah | Dutch |
| Evaristo | | e-vah-REE-sto (Italian) | Spanish, Italian, Portuguese |
| Marlin | | ['ma:lin] | |
| DÓRa | | - | Hungarian, Icelandic |
| Euclid | | YOO-klid (English) | Ancient Greek (Anglicized) |
| Vlastimila | | - | Czech |