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setback
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setback
(noun)
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setback
/
ˈ
sɛtˌbæk/
noun
plural
setbacks
setback
/
ˈ
sɛtˌbæk/
noun
plural
setbacks
Learner's definition of SETBACK
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count
]
:
a problem that makes progress more difficult or success less likely
Despite some early
setbacks
, they eventually became a successful company.
a serious/minor/temporary
setback
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