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- DictionarySet·back/ˈsetˌbak/
noun
- 1. a reversal or check in progress: "a serious setback for the peace process"
- 2. a plain, flat offset in a wall.
Setback definition: a check to progress; a reverse or defeat. See examples of SETBACK used in a sentence.
a difficulty or problem that delays or prevents something, or makes a situation worse. The team suffered a major setback when their best player was injured. The breakdown in talks represents a temporary setback in the peace process. Extra Examples. Topics Difficulty and failure c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
A setback is an event that makes you lose progress or keeps you from gaining ground. If you're knitting a sweater, dropping a bunch of stitches would be a big setback.
Setback definition, a check to progress; a reverse or defeat: The new law was a setback. See more.
2 days ago · setback in British English. (ˈsɛtbæk ) noun. 1. a hitch; something that reverses progress, hinders, or thwarts. The move represents a setback for the Middle East peace process. The by-election result is being interpreted as a serious setback for the government. 2. a reversal of recovery, as from illness, etc.
SETBACK definition: a problem that makes something happen later or more slowly than it should: . Learn more.
noun. a check to progress; a reverse or defeat: The new law was a setback. Architecture. a recession of the upper part of a building from the building line, as to lighten the structure or to permit a desired amount of light and air to reach ground level at the foot of the building.
