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What is another word for
take aback
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To surprise or shock (someone)
To disturb the composure of
To perplex (someone) greatly
Verb
▲
To surprise or shock (someone)
shock
stun
disconcert
astonish
surprise
amaze
astound
startle
dumbfound
floor
nonplus
stupefy
flabbergast
rock
dumfound
thunderstrike
bowl over
knock for six
stagger
overwhelm
blow away
daze
bewilder
confound
surprize
shake up
knock sideways
shake
strike dumb
impress
overcome
throw
stop someone in their tracks
leave open-mouthed
knock out
take your breath away
take by surprise
confuse
awe
unnerve
discompose
dazzle
leave aghast
blow your mind
strike
move
touch
affect
electrify
knock for a loop
render speechless
stir
jolt
overawe
spellbind
knock the stuffing out of
leave speechless
sweep someone off their feet
catch off balance
perplex
upset
disturb
unsettle
dismay
numb
overpower
boggle the mind
set someone back on their heels
throw a curve
spring on
knock over
appal
UK
bemuse
devastate
agitate
perturb
flummox
puzzle
excite
bedazzle
faze
appall
US
benumb
paralyse
UK
fascinate
jar
petrify
alarm
hypnotize
US
take the wind out of your sails
galvanise
UK
abash
hit like a ton of bricks
galvanize
US
knock your socks off
paralyze
US
boggle
knock over with feather
put one away
hit for six
hypnotise
UK
muddle
fog
throw into a tizzy
psych out
psych
hit
gobsmack
make speechless
throw for a loop
flabagast
shatter
crush
befuddle
throw off balance
throw a curveball
prostrate
whelm
delight
knock down with a feather
overmaster
glitz
razzle-dazzle
make emotional
do in
chagrin
swamp
knock senseless
besot
oppress
get to
sweep over
snow under
grind down
be a hit
rouse
slay
score with
arouse
grab
thrill
cut a figure
register with
enthuse
be conspicuous
stimulate
make splash
buffalo
horrify
outrage
offend
revolt
disgust
nauseate
sicken
scandalize
US
disquiet
traumatize
US
repel
distress
displease
provoke
give a turn
traumatise
UK
gross out
raise someone's eyebrows
give offence to
shake out of your complacency
antagonize
US
insult
anger
make someone's blood run cold
completely surprise
antagonise
UK
scandalise
UK
hit like ton of bricks
discomfit
consternate
strike with awe
rattle
cause wonder
more ❯
“I have to confess the abruptness of his request did
take me aback
a little.”
Verb
▲
To disturb the composure of
discomfit
embarrass
disconcert
confuse
abash
fluster
rattle
faze
ruffle
unsettle
unnerve
confound
discompose
nonplus
perturb
mortify
discomfort
distress
disturb
flurry
make uncomfortable
upset
agitate
chagrin
discombobulate
discountenance
disorientate
make uneasy
perplex
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
annoy
bother
irk
vex
worry
worst
make self-conscious
put someone off their stroke
set someone back on their heels
put someone off their stride
take the wind out of your sails
make someone laugh on the other side of their face
make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth
dismay
disquiet
alarm
throw
shake
throw off balance
bewilder
distract
trouble
shake up
frighten
scare
daunt
psych out
put off
unhinge
get to
startle
undo
baffle
alarum
panic
spook
concern
discourage
fuss
distemper
ail
frazzle
terrify
overwhelm
exercise
frustrate
hagride
terrorize
US
shock
intimidate
flummox
derail
deter
horrify
jolt
freak out
terrorise
UK
weird out
consternate
dishearten
dispirit
surprise
floor
cow
gravel
puzzle
disorient
unbalance
deject
chill
affright
mystify
catch off balance
unman
make anxious
psych
appal
UK
put out of countenance
appall
US
make someone scratch their head
cause to be at a stand
foul up
put the wind up
throw off
give a turn
put into a flap
throw into a tizz
pull the rug from under
cause someone to lose their composure
pull the rug out from under
depress
sadden
nettle
break
dash
dumbfound
disappoint
stun
disillusion
disenchant
disgruntle
paralyse
UK
stupefy
pother
paralyze
US
knock for six
buffalo
knock sideways
uncalm
sap
thwart
let down
screw up
mess up
fill with consternation
throw into a tizzy
sicken
dement
discommode
bowl over
bug
hinder
disarrange
balk
US
baulk
UK
fright
scarify
throw cold water on
pour cold water on
take by surprise
stop someone in their tracks
scare to death
make someone jump out of their skin
scare the bejesus out of
give someone a jolt
give a shock
give someone a fright
make jump
move
destroy
upset the applecart
jar
traumatize
US
mess with someone's head
traumatise
UK
do someone's head in
unstring
knock props out
throw a curve
make waves
overawe
awe
subdue
browbeat
bully
destabilize
US
destabilise
UK
blind
put off one's stroke
afflict
fret
harass
provoke
hassle
pester
irritate
plague
try
stir up
pain
displease
torment
work up
gnaw at
give a hard time
petrify
gall
stress
harry
offend
hurt
chafe
burden
needle
oppress
weigh down
strike terror into
lie heavy on
give someone grief
scare away
make one's hair stand on end
curdle the blood
make teeth chatter
make one's blood run cold
excite
bustle
derange
inconvenience
beset
bedevil
rouse
grieve
rack
curse
preoccupy
craze
exasperate
incommode
make fretful
repel
wound
anger
strain
stiff
disburb
peeve
aggravate
torture
miff
aggrieve
egg on
burn up
indispose
cause anxiety to
tantalise
UK
tantalize
US
make a scene
turn on
push buttons
put out
chill to the bone
scare off
get at
tick off
pick on
scare stiff
bum out
hurt somebody's feelings
throw into a fright
freeze your blood
get the wind up
scare the living daylights out of
pique
haunt
unquiet
hurry
uncouple
flutter
make restless
hustle
tangle
quicken
affect
occupy
drive insane
addle
send over the edge
frenzy
muddle
disorder
cause anxiety
inflame
eat away at
throw into a panic
scare the pants off of
make someone jump out of his skin
occupy thoughts
prey on your mind
incite
arouse
stimulate
insult
ferment
get down
anguish
hound
agonize
US
tax
fear
affront
stew
sweat
injure
nag
flap
besiege
despair
beleaguer
nit-pick
agonise
UK
strap
prick
push
dog
desolate
harrow
martyr
fidget
tease
badger
fill with fear
cause anguish to
cause suffering to
scare witless
bug up
make flip
be rude to
rub the wrong way
cause offense
be offensive
test
importune
persecute
nark
eat at
arouse anxiety in
make it tough for
weigh on
make miserable
cut up
do a number on
be on one's case
make wretched
be agitated
scare the pants off
tear
goad
hector
dun
take pains
scare someone half to death
give someone goose pimples
make one's flesh creep
give someone the heebie-jeebies
give one the creeps
scare someone out of their wits
put the fear of God into
throw into a blue funk
chill to the marrow
turn
incapacitate
flip
cramp
debilitate
be in a tizzy
be worried
labour over
flip out
fire up
wind up
be in a flap
be in a stew
get worked up
get in a stew
get across
hack off
get someone
lay up
key up
weigh heavily on one's mind
sweat out
be a great weight on
rock the boat
get on your wick
bulldoze
astound
disoblige
scare the daylights out of
disrupt
meddle
interfere
hang up
make it tough
put to trouble
put in a spot
give trouble
put on the spot
more ❯
Verb
▲
To perplex (someone) greatly
flummox
baffle
confound
confuse
bemuse
mystify
perplex
puzzle
bewilder
bamboozle
befuddle
nonplus
throw
vex
addle
beat
buffalo
discombobulate
disorient
faze
fox
fuddle
gravel
maze
muddle
stump
wilder
befog
disconcert
distract
flabbergast
floor
fog
stun
muddy
obfuscate
pose
bring up short
disorientate
get
set someone thinking
stagger
stymie
throw off
throw off balance
blow your mind
be all Greek to
go to your head
make someone scratch their head
cause to be at a stand
make your head spin
stupefy
surprise
daze
astonish
dumbfound
astound
startle
shake
shake up
knock for six
amaze
shock
bowl over
strike dumb
knock sideways
take by surprise
stop someone in their tracks
unnerve
discompose
mix up
blow away
overwhelm
leave open-mouthed
knock out
disturb
knock the stuffing out of
jolt
dismay
dazzle
unsettle
metagrobolize
fluster
overpower
benumb
disquiet
boggle
dizzy
rattle
take your breath away
give a shock
hit like a ton of bricks
upset
snow
leave aghast
intoxicate
make punchy
bother
frustrate
ruffle
inebriate
catch off balance
boggle the mind
screw up
mess with one's head
ball up
more ❯
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