Taken aback

Taken aback
 

Would it be correct if I said that "taken aback" means "taken by surprise"?

Thanks. :)

Yes :)

Thank you! :)

Taken aback is a surprise in a negative way. It's a surpise and insult at the same time.

An insult? Is it something related to alcohol?

No:confused:

Perhaps not so much an insult as taken by surprise (as said), but in a bad way.

Offended might be a better way of saying it.

Sorry, I mixed two posts. :o

I must look for my head, I don't remember where I left it. :thinking:

Thanks. :)

Ejemplo: I was quite taken aback by the fact they they hired someone new to take the place of the manager who will be retiring next week. I was sure that I was in line for the job.

PD you can use surprised instead instead of taken aback in this sentence, but in a postive surprise , as in the following
sentence you may not use taken aback.
I was so surprised when I won the lottery!

I don't get how it's in a negative form.

Not a negative form: a negative reaction.

As in "unpleasantly surprised"