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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jhatka
"इस असफलता से उसे एक बड़ा झटका लगा।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A setback is a specific event that delays or prevents progress; a reversal or check in a course of action.
"The team suffered a major setback when their lead researcher unexpectedly resigned." - 2
In architecture and zoning, the distance from a curb, property line, or structure within which building is prohibited.
"Local zoning laws require a twenty-foot setback from the main road for all new residential buildings."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb 'set back', which originated in the late 16th century in the nautical sense of a current checking a ship's progress. By the 17th century, it evolved into a general noun meaning a check to progress or a reversal of fortune.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Setback" is said worldwide
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revers
Transliteration: /ʁə.vɛʁ/
"Cet incident n'est qu'un léger revers pour notre projet."
Rückschlag
Transliteration: /ˈʁʏkˌʃlaːk/
"Der unerwartete Verlust war ein herber Rückschlag für das Team."
contrattempo
Transliteration: /kon.tralˈtɛm.po/
"Abbiamo subito un piccolo contrattempo con le consegne."
contratiempo
Transliteration: /kon.tɾaˈtjem.po/
"El mal tiempo supuso un grave contratiempo para la obra."
contratempo
Transliteration: /kõ.tɾaˈtẽ.pu/
"O atraso foi apenas um pequeno contratempo em nossa programação."
झटका
Transliteration: jhatka
"इस असफलता से उसे एक बड़ा झटका लगा।"
挫折
Transliteration: cuòzhé
"我们要勇敢地面对生活中的每一个挫折。"
좌절
Transliteration: jwajeol
"그들은 초기 좌절에도 불구하고 포기하지 않았다."
挫折
Transliteration: zasetsu
"いくつかの挫折を乗り越えて、プロジェクトを成功させた。"
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