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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.
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a problem that makes something happen later or more slowly than it should: The project has suffered a series of setbacks this year. (Definition of setback from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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.
1. : a checking of progress. 2. : defeat, reverse. 3. : pitch entry 4 sense 7. 4. : a placing of a face of a building on a line some distance to the rear of the building line or of the wall below. also : the area produced by a setback. 5. : automatic scheduled adjustment to a lower temperature setting of a thermostat. 6.
Setback definition, a check to progress; a reverse or defeat: The new law was a setback. See more.
a problem that makes something happen later or more slowly than it should: The project has suffered a series of setbacks this year. (Definition of setback from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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.
May 5, 2024 · A setback is an event that delays your progress or reverses some of the progress that you have made.
