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- Dictionarysetback/ˈsɛtbak/
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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something that happens that causes a delay or prevents a process from continuing: He suffered a setback yesterday in his attempts to take a stake in the mobile phone company. a setback to/for sth The new rule was a setback to smaller cable operators thinking of selling to other companies. a major / serious setback.
setback. 1 of 2. noun. set· back ˈset-ˌbak. Synonyms of setback. 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.
something that happens that causes a delay or prevents a process from continuing: He suffered a setback yesterday in his attempts to take a stake in the mobile phone company. a setback to/for sth The new rule was a setback to smaller cable operators thinking of selling to other companies. a major / serious setback.
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. an act or instance of setting back:
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. If warring countries are negotiating a treaty, a sudden resurgence of fighting would be a huge setback for their peace plan.
A setback is an event that delays your progress or reverses some of the progress that you have made. The move represents a setback for the peace process. [ + for/in/to] He has suffered a serious setback in his political career. Synonyms: hold-up, check, defeat, blow More Synonyms of setback.
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.
