| NOUN | event | setback, reverse, reversal, blow, black eye | an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes |
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| Sounds | seh'tbae.k | |
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| Rhymes | aback ... zodiac: 126 rhymes with aek... | |
| Meaning | An unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating. | |
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| Synonyms | reverse, reversal, blow, black eye | |
| Narrower | whammy | A serious or devastating setback |
| Broader | happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event | An event that happens |
| Spanish | adversidad, contratiempo, descalabro, percance, revés, tropiezo | |
| Catalan | adversitat, contratemps, ensopegada, percaç, revés | |
| Verbs | set back | slow down the progress of |
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