setback
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- noun
- /ˈsɛtˌbæk/
- Despite the initial excitement, the project faced a significant setback when the funding fell through.
- suffer a setback
- deal with setbacks
- a serious setback
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Watch on YouTubeAnd ultimately, she did lots of therapy, lots of setbacks, tons of grief.
- And ultimately, she did lots of therapy, lots of setbacks, tons of grief.
- So yes, that is why setbacks are so hard for sensitive strivers.
- So be prepared to to, to, to have setbacks, be adaptable.
- But the setbacks are not what defines me.
- The lapses, the setbacks and the falling back into it are common.
- Adversity, challenges, failures, setbacks, bottlenecks in business.
- You can overcome those setbacks though with Wild Health.
- Unexpected setbacks, doubts and criticisms from your own allies.
- If you're expect immediate success, setbacks can feel devastating.
- So expecting setbacks is also part of it.
- There have been huge setbacks, like the War of Vietnam, the Iran, Iraq war.
- You know, sometimes the setbacks, minor setbacks, major comebacks, that's my one of my sayings.
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Nevertheless, despite this setback, the NAACP had achieved important gains for African Americans working in the industry.
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Danny, it was a setback, and I'm sorry.
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It's a setback, but we're close on one of the others.
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With the election 10 days away, it may be a setback for the White House.
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No, this is only a minor setback.
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I had a lot of setbacks growing up.
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We've had a minor setback, nothing more.
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Hey, life is full of setbacks.
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Setbacks are a natural part of the process.
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The dominant view of the Shah's ouster, however, was as a shocking setback to U.S. interests in the region.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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4.4
A sudden event that causes disappointment or trouble
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4.8
An unexpected problem that is not obvious at first
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3.9
A problem that stops progress or makes a goal hard to reach
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4.6
An unexpected problem that delays a plan
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5.8
An unlucky event that makes things harder for someone
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3.7
A small problem that slows progress for a short time
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4.4
A problem that stops progress or makes moving forward difficult
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7.7
An unexpected problem that makes a plan or situation more difficult
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3.2
A problem that slows progress in a project
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4.3
An unexpected event that causes a setback or loss
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4.2
A sudden change to the opposite direction or a setback that stops progress
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5.9
An unexpected problem that stops progress in a plan or process
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7.0
A sudden problem that stops plans from happening
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4.2
A sudden problem that stops progress and causes delay
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Etymology
Setback comes from the simple idea of set + back, which meant 'to put back' or 'move backwards'. So a setback is like a step back that delays your plans or makes progress harder.