Synonym: black eye, blow, reversal, reverse. Similar words: set back, cut back, basketball, back, aback, back of, back off, back out. Meaning: n. an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating.
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31. In the 1970s, assets grew only fourfold and there was a sharp setback in 1973 and 1974.
32. For campaigners for the abolition of corporal punishment this will have been a setback.
33. Northern's biggest setback came with the loss of midfield maestro Deryck Fox with pulled stomach muscles.
34. It's the latest setback for Wright amid fears that he could be sidelined with a hernia.
35. It is also a potential public health catastrophe and another setback for the ruling Conservative Party.
36. Thus 1973 marks a major setback from which there has been still-incomplete recovery.
37. But this is a severe setback,[sentencedict.com] which may result in many local Green Parties folding.
38. Villa suffered another setback when Parker went off injured to be replaced by Matthias Breitkreutz.
39. Time allowed 05:14 Read in studio Aids setback ... the drug which scientists say doesn't work.
40. This setback to the economy occurred after seven years of contracting production and rising unemployment.
41. But Dayglobe's bid suffered a major setback last month when councillors rejected its planning application for the site.
42. But she suffered a setback when a bout of glandular fever looked like bringing her season to an abrupt halt.
43. Their biggest setback was the flooding brought by Hurricane Gilbert in 1988.
44. Even in the wake of a setback, the healthy organization seeks to identify signs of progress and evidence of innovative thinking.
45. Judge Cook's ruling will be a major setback for civil rights activists.
46. In the wake of this most recent setback, even 2 % now looks optimistic.
47. Remembering his losses in the Red River offensive, he realized that a similar setback would be fatal to the Vietminh cause.
48. The failure of the bill was yet another setback for the Democrats.
49. The departure of the outspoken Blinder is viewed as a setback for those in favor of lowering interest rates.
50. It's a desperate double setback for boss Graeme Souness as he tries to halt Liverpool's worst start for 38 years.
51. Sadly, Rose suffered a major setback one day, when she had a grand mal epileptic fit.
52. Even before opening, the New York Kunsthalle has suffered a setback.
53. Parts of the press and television, some still government-controlled, have been energetically making little of the latest setback.
54. But it was a temporary setback that made him even more determined to achieve his boyhood dream.
55. Despite this setback Coote pronounced himself well pleased with the state of the streets in the metropolis.
56. The order is the latest setback to the Seventies tennis idol.
57. It represents a major setback for the Tories and raises the prospect of a hung Parliament with Labour the biggest party.
58. And the minority contracting program is about to suffer another setback.
59. In these circumstances, the group's trading performance has suffered a setback.
60. It all caused me severe emotional stress and a career setback.
More similar words: set back, cut back, basketball, back, aback, back of, back off, back out, back up, back on, back away, backlog, call back, hold back, backbone, back down, pay back, drawback, draw back, turn back, clawback, talk back, backlash, give back, stand back, look back, backyard, go back on, go back to, kickback.