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- [set-bak]
- /ˈsɛtˌbæk/
- /ˈset.bæk/
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- [set-bak]
- /ˈsɛtˌbæk/
Definitions of setback word
- noun setback Surveying. the interval by which a chain or tape exceeds the length being measured. 1
- noun setback setback (def 4). 1
- noun setback sth: impedes, slows 1
- countable noun setback A setback is an event that delays your progress or reverses some of the progress that you have made. 0
- noun setback a hitch; something that reverses progress, hinders, or thwarts 0
- noun setback a reversal of recovery, as from illness, etc 0
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Origin of setback
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1665-75; noun use of verb phrase set back
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Parts of speech for Setback
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
setback popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
setback usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for setback
noun setback
- accident — An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
- arm and a leg — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- bad break — misfortune, period of bad luck
- bad luck — You can say 'Bad luck', or 'Hard luck', to someone when you want to express sympathy to them.
- bafflement — Bafflement is the state of being baffled.
Antonyms for setback
noun setback
- geese — a plural of goose.
- godsend — an unexpected thing or event that is particularly welcome and timely, as if sent by God.
- goose — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- leg up — either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- gain — to make a gain or gains in.
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