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set-back

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Noun1.set-back - structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
setoff, offset
structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"


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The set-back to their hopes made them despairing and desperate.
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The women farther away continued unsteadily at their work, losing movements to the extent of a minute's set-back to the totality of the efficiency of the fancy-starch room.
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You do mind perhaps leaving the court with a bad set-back in your career.
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