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1.NounAn obstacle, delay, disadvantage, or blow (an adverse event which slows down, or prevents progress towards a desired outcome)."After some initial setbacks, the expedition went safely on its way."
2.NounAny adverse event, defeat, or impediment of progress.
3.NounThe required distance between a structure and a road.
4.NounA step-like recession in a wall."Setbacks were initially used for structural reasons, but now are often mandated by land use codes."
5.NounAn offset to the temperature setting of a thermostat to cover a period when more or less heating is required than usual.
6.NounA backset; a countercurrent; an eddy.
7.NounA backset; a check; a repulse; a relapse.