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setback

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setback noun
a reversal of progress, check, or defeat; a feeling of frustration or disappointment

In the face of many setbacks, he still persevered.

frustrate verb
to discourage, blunt, or dampen someone's spirit, momentum, or progress

Successive failures have seriously dampened his enthusiasm.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
3.96 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
12.1 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

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