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aback
take someone aback |
take/catch by surprise,
dumbfound, nonplus,
stop/halt sb in their tracks,
unnerve, disconcert, unsettle,
stop/halt/free in your tracks,
bewilder
shake up; (inf) knock sideways
abandon (v)
1. the party abandoned

policies which made it


unelectable |
wash ones hands of,
do away with, give up,
disclaim, disown, discard,
dispense with
forswear
2. by that stage, she had
abandoned painting |
give up, desist from,
have done with, abstain from, forgo, discontinue
break off, refrain from,
set aside, pack in; (inf) cut out,
jack in
3. he abandoned his wife and
children | leave high and dry, forsake
turn ones back on, cast aside,
break (up) with, leave stranded,
leave in the lurch, throw over;
(inf) walk out on, run out on,
bin off, give sb the push
4. the skipper gave the order
to abandon ship | depart from,
withdraw from
5. a vast expanse of territory
was abandoned to invaders | surrender
give up
6. she abandoned herself to the
sensuousness of the music |
indulge in, give way to,
give oneself up to, yield to,
lose oneself to/in
abandon (n) reckless restrain |
lack of restrain/inhibition
recklessness, uninhibitedness,
wildness, impulsiveness,
impetuosity, immoderation,
wantonness
OPP self-control
abandoned (adj)
1. an abandoned child |
cast aside/off
forsaken
2. an abandoned tin mine
unused, disused, unoccupied,
uninhabited
3. a wild, abandoned dance
uninhibited, reckless,
unrestrained, unbridled,
impulsive, immoderate

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