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Meanings of
setback
in inglés
portugués
revés
catalán
contratemps
español
revés
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An unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating.
blow
reverse
reversal
black eye
español
revés
Synonyms
Examples for "
blow
"
blow
reverse
reversal
black eye
Examples for "
blow
"
1
And La Motte; at the first
blow
;
was more than half successful.
2
It was a
blow
in the face; his own voice hardened then.
3
My head sunk on my breast; I received the
blow
in silence.
4
The salt winds of the Channel
blow
in through the open ports.
5
He got in between the armour plates; first
blow
went to him.
1
Europe without a way forward may
reverse
an overly merry first quarter.
2
It also use
reverse
repurchase agreements collateralized by highly-rated EU government debt.
3
But the skyrocketing number of cases have prompted him to
reverse
course.
4
However a rejection of the treaty would likely
reverse
that progress rapidly.
5
Woodward's body had simply given out, and nothing could
reverse
the process.
1
Recent speculation of an accelerated deal is a
reversal
from last year.
2
Results: The fraction of large islets negatively correlated with diabetes
reversal
rates.
3
The billion-dollar question is whether another
reversal
is the time to buy.
4
Despite a swift
reversal
,
protesters still demand that Pakistan's law minister resign.
5
These results highlight a dissociation between social task performance and
reversal
learning.
1
These not being hardy of course gave the Salome a
black
eye
.
2
His
black
eye
seemed to pierce the woods to an extraordinary depth.
3
He had a swollen nose and fair promise of a
black
eye
.
4
He looked down at Miss Fuzzytail and winked a saucy
black
eye
.
5
He tipped his head to direct one
black
eye
upon its contents.
Usage of
setback
in inglés
1
However, Congress played down the possible ramifications of its state elections
setback
.
2
The
setback
highlights the problems created by inconsistent funding for energy research.
3
Coach Dan Bylsma said earlier Thursday that Franson recently suffered a
setback
.
4
Sakamoto said Japanese rugby still had a bright future despite the
setback
.
5
It may help to regard a
setback
as an actual step forward!
6
Dimon fought through the London whale fiasco and a personal health
setback
.
7
Every time we made some progress, a new
setback
popped up elsewhere.
8
If passed, the California
setback
requirement would probably apply to new permits.
9
The Bluejays suffered only one loss - a home
setback
against then-No.
10
I don't think it's a
setback
for race relations in this area.
11
Mr Bruton said the bombing was another
setback
for the peace process.
12
The vote was an embarrassing
setback
for Obama, who favors both measures.
13
Our interests in Central and South America would suffer a severe
setback
.
14
He said it had been a real
setback
to the relief effort.
15
Labour, which suffered the greatest electoral
setback
,
has taken the bigger gamble.
16
By then, the
setback
had snowballed into a full-blown crisis for Australia.
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setback
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
major setback
suffer a setback
latest setback
serious setback
temporary setback
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Translations for
setback
portugués
revés
catalán
contratemps
revés
ensopegada
adversitat
percaç
español
revés
Setback
through the time
Setback
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
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