Related Words for setback

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reversal
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Noun, Noun
reverse
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Noun, Noun
blow
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Noun, Noun
disappointment
xx/x
Noun
loss
/
Noun
misstep
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Noun
defeat
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Noun
failure
/x
Noun
shortcoming
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Noun
letdown
/x
Noun
slump
/
Noun
hurdle
/x
Noun
triumph
/x
Noun
disastrous
x/x
Adjective
hiccup
/x
Noun
mishap
/x
Noun
catastrophic
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Adjective
obstacle
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Noun
devastating
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Adjective
disaster
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Noun
backlash
/x
Noun
calamity
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Noun
debilitating
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Adjective
disappointing
xx/x
Adjective
downturn
/x
Noun
victory
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Noun
inconvenience
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Noun
calamitous
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Adjective
hardship
/x
Noun
delay
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Noun
consequence
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Noun
blunder
/x
Noun
misfortune
x/x
Noun
upheaval
x/x
Noun
tragedy
/xx
Noun
disadvantage
xx/x
Noun
losses
/x
Noun
bummer
/x
Noun
rejection
x/x
Noun
inevitable
x/xxx
Adjective
injury
/xx
Noun
downfall
/x
Noun
limitation
xx/x
Noun
turnaround
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Noun
mistake
x/
Noun
slowdown
/x
Noun
troubles
/x
Noun
frustrating
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Adjective
weakness
/x
Noun
roadblock
/x
Noun
breakthrough
/x
Noun
drawback
/x
Noun
difficulties
/xxx
Noun
miscalculation
x/x/x
Noun
heartbreak
/x
Noun
discomfort
x/x
Noun
crippling
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Noun
damage
/x
Noun
drastic
/x
Adjective
illness
/x
Noun
unfortunate
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Adjective
impediment
x/xx
Noun
adversity
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Noun
unavoidable
xx/xx
Adjective
problem
/x
Noun
debacle
x/x
Noun
downside
/x
Noun
impact
x/
Noun
unforeseen
xx/
Adjective
turmoil
/x
Noun
severe
x/
Adjective
crisis
/x
Noun
ailment
/x
Noun
misadventure
xx/x
Noun
improvement
x/x
Noun
implosion
x/x
Noun
shock
/
Noun
blowout
/x
Noun
tragic
/x
Adjective
meltdown
/x
Noun
discouragement
x/xx
Noun
significant
x/xx
Adjective
insurmountable
xx/xx
Adjective
disruption
x/x
Noun
fallout
/x
Noun
upswing
x/
Noun
barring
/x
Verb
grievous
/x
Adjective
opposition
xx/x
Noun
frustration
x/x
Noun
pitfall
/x
Noun
complication
xx/x
Noun
success
x/
Noun
balk
/
Noun
hindrance
/x
Noun
stumbling block
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
retarding
x/x
Noun
handicap
/xx
Noun
obstruction
x/x
Noun
harm
/
Noun
penalty
/xx
Noun
beating
/x
Noun
thwart
/
Verb
foil
/
Noun
detriment
/xx
Noun
underdog
/xx
Noun
minus
/x
Noun
rebuff
x/
Noun
bad luck
//
Phrase, Noun
disincentive
xx/x
Noun
stop
/
Noun
obstacle course
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Phrase, Noun
obstructive
x/x
Adjective
hampering
/xx
Verb
side effect
/x/
Phrase, Noun
backside
/x
Noun
casualty
/xxx
Noun
baggage
/x
Noun
dead set
//
Phrase, Noun, Adjective
worse
/
Adjective
contraindication
x/x/x
Noun
blight
/
Noun
albatross
/xx
Noun
bottleneck
/xx
Noun
curse
/
Noun
bad news
//
Phrase, Noun
washout
/x
Noun
negative
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Adjective
fiasco
x/x
Noun
undaunted
x/x
Verb
undeterred
xx/
Verb
suffered
/x
Verb
disheartening
x/xx
Adjective
rebounded
x/x
Verb
temporary
/xxx
Adjective
polls
/
Noun
humiliating
x/xxx
Adjective
hanoi
/x
Name
ambitions
x/x
Noun
mandibular
/xxx
Adjective
demoralizing
x/xxx
Adjective
spite
/
Noun
hopes
/
Noun
stunning
/x
Adjective
daunted
/x
Verb
indochina
xx/x
Name
advantage
x/x
Noun, Verb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
backdrop
/x
Noun, Verb
backhand
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
barrier
/xx
Noun, Verb
boost
/
Verb, Noun
breakdown
/x
Noun
clash
/
Noun, Verb
collapse
x/
Noun, Verb
compromise
/xx
Noun, Verb
contraction
x/x
Noun
contrary
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
coup
/
Noun, Verb
cuff
/
Noun, Verb
deadlock
/x
Noun, Verb
decline
x/
Noun, Verb
decrease
x/
Noun, Verb
deterioration
x/xxxx
Noun
drop
/
Noun, Verb
fail
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
fall
/
Verb, Noun
fallback
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
flop
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
halt
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
hindsight
/x
Noun
hit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
incident
/xx
Noun, Adjective
jolt
/
Noun, Verb
kickback
/x
Noun
opposite
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
recession
x/x
Noun
recoil
x/
Noun, Verb
reduction
x/x
Noun
regress
/x
Noun, Verb
regression
x/x
Noun
relapse
x/
Noun, Verb
retract
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Verb, Noun
retreat
x/
Noun, Verb
retrenchment
x/x
Noun
retrogression
/x/x
Noun
return
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Noun, Verb
rollback
/x
Noun, Verb
shrinkage
/x
Noun
side
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
slowing
/x
Noun
standstill
/x
Noun
swing
/
Noun, Verb
throwback
/x
Noun
underside
/xx
Noun
upset
x/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
withdrawal
x/x
Noun
save
/
Verb, Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
die
/
Verb, Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
bulletproof
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Adjective, Verb