ALL meanings of setback
set·back
S s - noun setback sth: impedes, slows 1
- noun setback Surveying. the interval by which a chain or tape exceeds the length being measured. 1
- noun setback setback (def 4). 1
- countable noun setback A setback is an event that delays your progress or reverses some of the progress that you have made. 0
- noun setback a hitch; something that reverses progress, hinders, or thwarts 0
- noun setback a reversal of recovery, as from illness, etc 0
- noun setback a reversal, check, or interruption in progress; relapse; upset 0
- noun setback an upper part of a wall or building set back to form a steplike section 0
- noun setback pitch1 (sense 27) 0