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Setback vs Halting - What's the difference?

setback | halting |

As a noun setback

is an obstacle, delay, or disadvantage.

As an adjective halting is

prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken.

As a verb halting is

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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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    halting

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken
    • his halting speech
    her halting steps

    Verb

    (head)

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