Setback and Whipping

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

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

Whipping noun - Failure to win a contest.

Usage example: suffered a whipping that took them out of competition

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Setback and whipping are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Setback" instead a noun "Whipping".

Nearby Words: whip, whipped, whippy

nasty	nasty setback	nasty whipping
bad	bad setback	bad whipping

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