SETBACK | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of setback – Learner’s Dictionary

setback
noun [ C ]
uk
/ˈsetbæk/
us
a problem that makes something happen later or more slowly than it should:
The project has suffered a series of setbacks this year.

(Definition of setback from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of setback

in Chinese (Traditional)
挫折, 障礙…
in Chinese (Simplified)
挫折, 障碍…
in Spanish
revés, contratiempo [masculine, singular]…
in Portuguese
contratempo, recaída, contratempo [masculine]…
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in Polish
अडथळा…
aksilik, terslik, engel…
contretemps [masculine], contretemps…
妨(さまた)げ…
terugslag…
ஒரு செயல்முறையை தாமதப்படுத்தும் அல்லது வளரவிடாமல் தடுக்கும் ஒன்று…
रुकावट, झटका…
અડચણ…
forsinkelse…
bakslag, avbräck, motgång…
rintangan…
der Rückschlag…
problem [neuter], tilbakeslag, hindring…
پسپا ہونا, رکاوٹ پڑنا, دھکا…
затримка…
задержка, неудача…
ఒక ప్రక్రియ అభివృద్ధి కాకుండా ఆలస్యం చేసేది లేదా నిరోధించేది ఏదైనా…
বিপত্তি, বিঘ্ন…
překážka…
kemunduran…
การถูกตีกลับ, การทำให้ชะงัก…
sự đi xuống, sự thoái trào…
komplikacja, niepowodzenie, opóźnienie…
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