Never have I seen my friend more completely taken aback than by the cabman’s reply.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
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Merriam-Webster
— to surprise or shock (someone) —usually used as (be) taken aback
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Collins
— startled or disconcerted
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Usage
1 uses of ‘taken aback’ in The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle