How to Pronounce "taken aback"
expression
ˈteɪkən/ /əˈbæk
TAY-kuhn uh-BAK
tˈeɪkən/ /ɐbˈæk
TAY-kuhn uh-BAK
Definition
If you are taken aback, you are very surprised or shocked, usually because something unexpected happens.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈteɪkən/ /əˈbæk
British English
tˈeɪkən/ /ɐbˈæk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TAY-kuhn uh-BAK
UK
TAY-kuhn uh-BAK
Listen in Context
She was taken aback by the news.
I was taken aback when they arrived early.
He felt taken aback by her question.
Honestly, I was taken aback by how much things had changed.