What part of speech is setbacks?

Setbacks can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. setbacks is a noun, plural of setback.

Inflections

Noun

What does setbacks mean?

Definitions

Noun

setback - an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

Examples of setbacks

#   Sentence  
1. noun He overcame all sorts of hardship and setbacks to succeed in a solo crossing of Antarctica.
2. noun There will be setbacks and false starts.
3. noun There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government can't solve every problem.
4. noun Despite all his setbacks, he remains an optimist.
5. noun I can't let myself have any more setbacks.
6. noun The Russo-Turkish wars span about four centuries of history, conflicts and diplomatic setbacks.
7. noun There's an upside to everything so it's unnecessary to focus on the good; on the contrary, we should instead be pushing for reversals because it's only through setbacks that we improve and see decisive opportunities clearly.
8. noun Apart from a couple of early setbacks, the project is progressing well.
9. noun I don't see any more setbacks.
10. noun There have been no setbacks.
11. noun An early September 2003 Newsweek article included a rumor by a Taliban source that at a meeting in April 2003 Bin Laden was planning an "unbelievable" biological attack, the plans for which had suffered a setback upon the arrest of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed ("KSM").
12. noun If this coincides with rising interest rates and a setback in the housing market, American consumers will experience the hardest times since the Great Depression."
13. noun Automobile sales suffered a setback at the end of the financial year.
14. noun It's only a minor setback.
15. noun Our negotiations to lower export taxes suffered a big setback.
Sentence  
noun
He overcame all sorts of hardship and setbacks to succeed in a solo crossing of Antarctica.
There will be setbacks and false starts.
There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government can't solve every problem.
Despite all his setbacks, he remains an optimist.
I can't let myself have any more setbacks.
The Russo-Turkish wars span about four centuries of history, conflicts and diplomatic setbacks.
There's an upside to everything so it's unnecessary to focus on the good; on the contrary, we should instead be pushing for reversals because it's only through setbacks that we improve and see decisive opportunities clearly.
Apart from a couple of early setbacks, the project is progressing well.
I don't see any more setbacks.
There have been no setbacks.
An early September 2003 Newsweek article included a rumor by a Taliban source that at a meeting in April 2003 Bin Laden was planning an "unbelievable" biological attack, the plans for which had suffered a setback upon the arrest of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed ("KSM").
If this coincides with rising interest rates and a setback in the housing market, American consumers will experience the hardest times since the Great Depression."
Automobile sales suffered a setback at the end of the financial year.
It's only a minor setback.
Our negotiations to lower export taxes suffered a big setback.

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