setting aback

A form of set aback — To startle or shock; to render (someone) confused or disconcerted.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of set aback
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APA

setting aback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setting%20aback

MLA

“setting aback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setting%20aback. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “setting aback,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setting%20aback.

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