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Comeback vs Setback - What's the difference?

comeback | setback |

As nouns the difference between comeback and setback

is that comeback is a return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity while setback is an obstacle, delay, or disadvantage.

comeback

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity.
    • That fad went out with the eighties, but I think it's making a comeback .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=February 5 , author=Paul Fletcher , title=Newcastle 4 - 4 Arsenal , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Newcastle produced a stunning comeback from 4-0 down to earn a draw that shocked title hopefuls Arsenal.}}
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2013 , date=December 6 , author= alim17 , title=Girls' Generation rumored to make a comeback in early 2014! , work=allkpop.com citation , page= , passage= According to rumors in the entertainment world on December 6, Girls' Generation will be making a comeback' next year with a masculine concept. They have supposedly decided on the title song in their new album and have begun filming the music video on December 6. It appears they have started preparing for a full-scale '''comeback'''! It will be the girls' first Korean ' comeback in a year since "I Got a Boy." }}
  • A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.
    • I wish I had thought of a quick comeback for his comment.

    Usage notes

    In sense “reply”, more casual than (m) or the somewhat formal (m).

    Synonyms

    * (reply) rejoinder, retort

    setback

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An obstacle, delay, or disadvantage.
    • After some initial setbacks , the expedition went safely on its way.
  • (US) The required distance between a structure and a road.
  • (architecture) A step-like recession in a wall.
    • Setbacks were initially used for structural reasons, but now are often mandated by land use codes.
  • (possibly archaic) A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy.
  • A backset; a check; a repulse; a relapse.

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