Associations to the word «Setback»
Noun
- Surgery
- Facade
- Hazard
- Rehabilitation
- Turmoil
- Retreated
- Closure
- Schoolboy
- Momentum
- Crisis
- Outbreak
- Reinforcement
- Achilles
- Confederacy
- Podium
- Mccarthy
- Tito
- Soviet
- Siege
- Restriction
- Inability
- Disaster
- Campaign
- Warlord
- Democracy
- Revolutionary
- Marlborough
- Faction
- Austrian
- Relocation
- Ligament
- Crusader
- Unemployment
- Unrest
- Battle
- Uprising
- Invasion
- Effort
- Token
- Capture
- Referendum
- Rebellion
- Napoleon
- Expansion
- Versailles
- Contention
- Instability
- Revolt
- Terrace
- Requirement
- Abandonment
- Economy
- Opposition
- Ally
- Cope
- Breakdown
- Lack
- Coup
- Raid
- Growth
- Assassination
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
SETBACK, noun. An obstacle, delay, or disadvantage.
SETBACK, noun. (US) The required distance between a structure and a road.
SETBACK, noun. (architecture) A step-like recession in a wall.
SETBACK, noun. (possibly archaic) A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy.
SETBACK, noun. A backset; a check; a repulse; a relapse.
Dictionary definition
SETBACK, noun. An unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating.
Wise words
We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control
our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we
are then master of the situation.