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Putdown vs Setback - What's the difference?

putdown | setback |

As nouns the difference between putdown and setback

is that putdown is while setback is an obstacle, delay, or disadvantage.

putdown

English

Noun

(en noun)

    • 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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