reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye
(noun) an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
Source: WordNet® 3.1
setback (plural setbacks)
An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, blow (an adverse event which retards or prevents progress towards a desired outcome)
(US) The required distance between a structure and a road.
(architecture) A step-like recession in a wall.
An offset to the temperature setting of a thermostat to cover a period when more or less heating is required than usual.
(possibly archaic) A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy.
(archaic) A backset; a check; a repulse; a relapse.
• backest, backets, backset
Source: Wiktionary
Set"back`, n.
1. (Arch.)
Definition: Offset, n., 4.
2. A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy. [U. S.]
3. A backset; a check; a repulse; a reverse; a relapse. [Colloq. U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 November 2024
(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
