taken aback

taken aback also taken back  {adj.}
Unpleasantly surprised; suddenly puzzled or shocked.
When he came to pay for his dinner he was taken aback to find that he had left his wallet at home.
Categories: adjective
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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