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setback

GeneralLv.3 (800)noun
Definition

a problem or event that delays progress or makes things worse

Examples

A cut in parts supply caused a major setback to the launch schedule.

The failure was only a temporary setback and did not shake the whole business.

Collocations
suffer a setbacka major setbacka temporary setback
Paraphrase
hindrancereversal of progress
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