setback
/ˈsetbæk/noun
उच्चारण सेट्बैक
झटका, धक्का, असफलता
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a difficulty or problem that delays or prevents something, or makes a situation worse
झटका, धक्का, असफलता
- The injury was a setback for the team.
- The loss of two key players was a major setback for the club.
- Losing the first match was a minor setback for the team.
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- The flood was a serious setback to the village's recovery.
- Despite the setback, she did not give up on her plans.
Synonyms reverse reversal hitch blow obstacle
Opposite breakthrough advance boost success
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a setback for / to sb or sth
Use for with the person or group affected and to with the plan or progress that is delayed.
प्रभावित व्यक्ति या समूह के लिए 'for' और विलंबित योजना या प्रगति के लिए 'to' आता है।
- The injury was a major setback for the team.
- The delay is a setback to the project.
suffer / experience / face a setback
Setback is a countable noun and goes with verbs of experiencing difficulty.
'Setback' countable noun है और कठिनाई झेलने वाली verbs के साथ आता है।
- Radhika suffered a setback when she failed the mock test.
- The company faced several setbacks last year.
set back (phrasal verb) vs setback (noun)
The phrasal verb is written as two words and the noun as one word.
Phrasal verb दो शब्दों में और noun एक शब्द में लिखा जाता है।
- The floods set back the work by a month.
- The floods were a setback for the work.
overcome / recover from a setback
Use overcome or recover from for beating the difficulty.
कठिनाई पर विजय पाने के लिए overcome या recover from आता है।
- He recovered quickly from the setback and cleared the exam next year.
setback (noun) with in + area
Use in to name the area where progress was lost, as in a setback in the peace talks.
जिस क्षेत्र में प्रगति रुकी, उसे बताने के लिए 'in' आता है, जैसे setback in the peace talks।
- The scheme met with a setback in the second year.
+Collocations 4
adjective + setback
majorserioustemporaryminorsevere
- The loss was only a temporary setback.
verb + setback
sufferfaceovercomerecover fromcause
- She overcame every setback with patience.
setback + noun
for the teamto the planto hopesin healthin the peace talks
- The failed talks were a setback to peace hopes.
noun + setback
careerfinancialdiplomatichealthpolitical
- A financial setback forced the family to sell their land.
“More examples 6
- The heavy rain proved a setback for the farmers.
भारी वर्षा किसानों के लिए एक झटका साबित हुई।
- Radhika treated her low score as a setback, not a failure.
राधिका ने अपने कम अंकों को असफलता नहीं, बल्कि एक झटका माना।
- The team suffered a setback when its captain was injured.
कप्तान के घायल होने पर टीम को झटका लगा।
- Despite many setbacks, the school finished the building on time.
कई बाधाओं के बावजूद स्कूल ने भवन समय पर पूरा कर लिया।
- The strike was a serious setback for the economy.
हड़ताल अर्थव्यवस्था के लिए एक गंभीर झटका थी।
- Every successful person has faced setbacks.
हर सफल व्यक्ति ने झटके झेले हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The flood setbacked the project.
✓ The flood set the project back.
Setback is a noun; the verb is the phrasal verb set back.
'Setback' noun है; verb के रूप में phrasal verb 'set back' आता है।
✗ He suffered a setback on his health.
✓ He suffered a setback to his health.
Use to with health or plans that are set back.
स्वास्थ्य या योजना को लगे झटके के लिए 'to' आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
set·back
?Which word?
Keep the problem words together: setback (something that delays progress), hitch (a small problem), blow (a sudden shock), reverse (a defeat), hiccup (informal, a small delay).
समस्या के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: setback (प्रगति में देरी करने वाली चीज़), hitch (छोटी समस्या), blow (अचानक सदमा), reverse (हार), hiccup (अनौपचारिक, छोटी देरी)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'A setback is a setup for a comeback.'
उक्ति 'A setback is a setup for a comeback'।