set aback

Verb

Meaning

set aback (third-person singular simple present sets aback, present participle setting aback, simple past and past participle set aback)

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

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Close letter words and terms

set a stopping point set a thief to catch a thief set a trend set ablaze set about set adrift