noun🔗ShareAn obstacle, delay, disadvantage, blow (an adverse event which retards or prevents progress towards a desired outcome)"After some initial setbacks, the expedition went safely on its way."outcomebusinessachievementnegativesituationeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe required distance between a structure and a road."The town's zoning laws specify the required setbacks from the road, ensuring houses aren't built too close to the street. "propertyarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA step-like recession in a wall."Setbacks were initially used for structural reasons, but now are often mandated by land use codes."architecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn offset to the temperature setting of a thermostat to cover a period when more or less heating is required than usual."To save energy, we programmed the thermostat with nighttime setbacks, lowering the temperature while everyone is asleep. "energytechnologyutilitybuildingenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(possibly obsolete) A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy."The canoe experienced setbacks in the wide river as it encountered swirling setbacks near the large rocks. "negativeoutcomesituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA backset; a check; a repulse; a relapse."Despite some setbacks in her recovery, she remained determined to walk again. "outcomebusinessachievementsituationeventnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
