Complete Definition of "setback"

English
Etymology
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From set + back

Pronunciation
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Noun
setback
#An obstacle, delay, or disadvantage.
#:After some initial setbacks, the expedition went safely on its way.
#The required distance between a structure and a road.

#(possibly archaic) A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy.
#A backset; a check; a repulse; a ; a relapse.

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