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set aback

verb

Etymology

From set + aback.

Definitions

  1. To startle or shock

    To startle or shock; to render (someone) confused or disconcerted.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for set aback. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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