Difficulty
Difficulty noun - Something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal.
Set back and difficulty are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Set back" with "Difficulty", this nouns are similar.
Nearby Word: difficult
Set back
Set back verb - Hold back to a later time.
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Difficulty and set back are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Difficulty" instead a noun "Set back".
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Set back and Difficulty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficulty/set_back
Difficulty & Set back. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficulty/set_back>.
Set back or Difficulty. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficulty/set_back.
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