Ruin and Setback

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Ruin noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.

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Setback and ruin are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Setback" instead a noun "Ruin".

Nearby Words: ruined, ruination, ruinous, ruining, ruinously

Setback noun - A change in status for the worse usually temporarily.

Usage example: the colonists persevered despite suffering setbacks that would have discouraged lesser souls

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Ruin and setback are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ruin" instead a noun "Setback".

massive	massive ruin	massive setback
big	big ruin	big setback
great	great ruin	great setback
little	little ruin	little setback
Other adjectives: bad, new, major, financial.

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