Setback — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɛtbæk/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɛtbak/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɛtbak/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɛtbæk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reverse blow black eye reversal

Word Forms

set back

verb

slow down the progress of; hinder

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rückschlag

ein unglückliches Ereignis, das behindert oder behindert; etwas, das vereitelt oder frustriert

🇫🇷French

revers

un événement malheureux qui gêne ou gêne ; quelque chose qui est contrariant ou frustrant

🇪🇸Spanish

revés

un acontecimiento desafortunado que obstaculiza o impide; algo que es frustrante o frustrante

🇮🇹Italian

battuta d'arresto

un evento sfortunato che ostacola o impedisce; qualcosa che è ostacolante o frustrante

🇳🇱Dutch

tegenslag

een ongelukkige gebeurtenis die hindert of belemmert; iets dat tegenwerkt of frustreert

🇵🇹Portuguese

revés

um acontecimento infeliz que atrapalha ou impede; algo que é frustrante ou frustrante

🇷🇺Russian

неудача

неудачное происшествие, которое мешает или препятствует; что-то, что мешает или расстраивает

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नाकामयाबी

एक दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण घटना जो बाधा डालती है या बाधित करती है; कुछ ऐसा जो विफल या निराश करने वाला हो

🇧🇩Bengali

বিপত্তি

একটি দুর্ভাগ্যজনক ঘটনা যা বাধা দেয় বা বাধা দেয়; এমন কিছু যা ব্যর্থ বা হতাশাজনক

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்னடைவு

ஒரு துரதிர்ஷ்டவசமான நிகழ்வு தடுக்கிறது அல்லது தடுக்கிறது; தடுக்கும் அல்லது வெறுப்பூட்டும் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎదురుదెబ్బ

ఒక దురదృష్టకరమైన సంఘటన అడ్డుకుంటుంది లేదా అడ్డుకుంటుంది; అడ్డుకునే లేదా నిరాశపరిచే విషయం

🇮🇳Marathi

धक्का

एक दुर्दैवी घटना जी अडथळा आणते किंवा अडथळा आणते; काहीतरी जे थोपवणारे किंवा निराश करणारे आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

આંચકો

એક દુર્ભાગ્યપૂર્ણ ઘટના જે અવરોધે છે અથવા અવરોધે છે; કંઈક કે જે નિષ્ફળ અથવા નિરાશાજનક છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿನ್ನಡೆ

ಅಡ್ಡಿಪಡಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಅಡ್ಡಿಪಡಿಸುವ ದುರದೃಷ್ಟಕರ ಘಟನೆ; ಅಡ್ಡಿಪಡಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಹತಾಶೆಗೊಳಿಸುವ ವಿಷಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിരിച്ചടി

തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതോ തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതോ ആയ ഒരു നിർഭാഗ്യകരമായ സംഭവം; തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതോ നിരാശപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതോ ആയ എന്തെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਟਕਾ

ਇੱਕ ਮੰਦਭਾਗੀ ਘਟਨਾ ਜੋ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ ਜਾਂ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ ਬਣਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ; ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜੋ ਅਸਫਲ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾਜਨਕ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھچکا

ایک بدقسمتی کا واقعہ جو رکاوٹ یا رکاوٹ بنتا ہے؛ کوئی چیز جو ناکام یا مایوس کن ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

挫折

阻碍或妨碍的不幸事件；阻碍或令人沮丧的事情

🇯🇵Japanese

挫折

妨げたり妨げたりする不幸な出来事。妨げたりイライラさせたりする何か

🇰🇷Korean

방해

방해하거나 방해하는 불행한 일; 방해하거나 좌절시키는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thụt lùi

sự việc đáng tiếc xảy ra cản trở, cản trở; một cái gì đó đang cản trở hoặc bực bội

🇹🇭Thai

ความพ่ายแพ้

เหตุร้ายที่ขัดขวางหรือขัดขวาง; สิ่งที่ขัดขวางหรือหงุดหงิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemunduran

kejadian malang yang merintangi atau merintangi; sesuatu yang menggagalkan atau membuat frustrasi

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-urong

isang hindi magandang pangyayari na humahadlang o humahadlang; isang bagay na nakapipigil o nakakabigo

🇲🇾Malay

kemunduran

kejadian malang yang menghalang atau menghalang; sesuatu yang menggagalkan atau mengecewakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نكسة

حدث مؤسف يعيق أو يعيق؛ شيء محبط أو محبط

🇮🇷Persian

عقب نشینی

یک اتفاق ناگوار که مانع یا مانع می شود. چیزی که ناامید کننده یا ناامید کننده است

🇹🇷Turkish

aksilik

engelleyen veya engelleyen talihsiz bir olay; engelleyen veya sinir bozucu bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

נְסִיגָה

התרחשות מצערת המעכבת או מעכבת; משהו שמסכל או מתסכל

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The primary meaning of 'setback' is 'an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating'.

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Using 'setback' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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