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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ʁə.vɛʁ/
"Cet incident n'est qu'un léger revers pour notre projet."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A setback is a specific event that delays or prevents progress; a reversal or check in a course of action.
"The team suffered a major setback when their lead researcher unexpectedly resigned." - 2
In architecture and zoning, the distance from a curb, property line, or structure within which building is prohibited.
"Local zoning laws require a twenty-foot setback from the main road for all new residential buildings."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb 'set back', which originated in the late 16th century meaning to check or delay progress. By the 17th century, the noun form emerged to describe an event or condition that retards progress or causes a temporary regression.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Setback" is said worldwide
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revers
Transliteration: /ʁə.vɛʁ/
"Cet incident n'est qu'un léger revers pour notre projet."
Rückschlag
Transliteration: /ˈʁʏkˌʃlaːk/
"Der unerwartete Verlust war ein herber Rückschlag für das Team."
contrattempo
Transliteration: /kon.tralˈtɛm.po/
"Abbiamo subito un piccolo contrattempo con le consegne."
contratiempo
Transliteration: /kon.tɾaˈtjem.po/
"El mal tiempo supuso un grave contratiempo para la obra."
contratempo
Transliteration: /kõ.tɾaˈtẽ.pu/
"O atraso foi apenas um pequeno contratempo em nossa programação."
झटका
Transliteration: jhatka
"इस असफलता से उसे एक बड़ा झटका लगा।"
挫折
Transliteration: cuòzhé
"我们要勇敢地面对生活中的每一个挫折。"
좌절
Transliteration: jwajeol
"그들은 초기 좌절에도 불구하고 포기하지 않았다."
挫折
Transliteration: zasetsu
"いくつかの挫折を乗り越えて、プロジェクトを成功させた。"
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