setback
/ˈsɛtbæk/ nom B2En français : contretemps, obstacle
- An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, or blow (an adverse event which slows down, or prevents progress towards a desired outcome). · After some initial setbacks, the expedition went safely on its way.
- Any adverse event, defeat, or impediment of progress.
- The required distance between a structure and a road.
- A step-like recession in a wall. · Setbacks were initially used for structural reasons, but now are often mandated by land use codes.
- An offset to the temperature setting of a thermostat to cover a period when more or less heating is required than usual.
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There is a unique joy in finally mastering a simple forward glide after weeks of frustrating setbacks and bruised shins.
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