aback

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əˈbæk/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /əˈbæk/

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Adverb

Positive aback

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Aback can mean toward the back or backward.
2. When someone is taken aback, he is surprised.

   He was taken aback by her angry words.