Meaning of Setback | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, or blow (an adverse event which slows down, or prevents progress towards a desired outcome).
2. Any adverse event, defeat, or impediment of progress.
   broadly
3. The required distance between a structure and a road.
   US
4. A step-like recession in a wall.
5. An offset to the temperature setting of a thermostat to cover a period when more or less heating is required than usual.
6. A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy.
   archaic, possibly
7. A backset; a check; a repulse; a relapse.
   archaic

Equivalents

Examples

“After some initial setbacks, the expedition went safely on its way.”

“DUKAT: I blame⟳ no one but myself. I was indiscreet. I compromised myself and have⟳ been punished accordingly. If someone under my command had behaved so outrageously, I would do the same thing to him. Besides, I assure you, this is only a temporary setback. Everything I have⟳ lost, I will regain⟳. It's only a matter⟳ of time.”

“The Constitutional Court has ruled today, November 17th, that Section 1448 of the Thai Civil and Commercial, stating that “a marriage can take⟳ place⟳ only between a man and a woman”, is constitutional under the Thai constitutional law. This decision could be a major setback for many Thai LGBTQ activist groups’ continued journey of what they call⟳ basic human rights to legally allow⟳ same-sex marriages in Thailand.”

“Setbacks were initially used for structural reasons, but now are often mandated by land⟳ use⟳ codes.”

“Fuel savings from thermostat setbacks have⟳ long been accepted as fact, but little documentation existed to support⟳ it.”

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