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Setback

ˈsɛtbak

Setback definitions

noun

Inflections:

setback setbacks

a reversal or check in progress

"a serious setback for the peace process"

Synonyms:
problem difficulty issue hitch complication upset disappointment misfortune mishap piece of bad luck unfortunate development reversal reverse reverse of fortune
a plain, flat offset in a wall
the distance by which a building or part of a building is set back from the property line

"they had to get permission to overlap the city's setback lines"