Shock and Setback

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Shock noun - A forceful coming together of two things.

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

Nearby Words: shocking, shocked, shockingly, shocker

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

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

mild	mild shock	mild setback
considerable	considerable shock	considerable setback
nasty	nasty shock	nasty setback
severe	severe shock	severe setback
Other adjectives: massive, big, great, serious, huge, little, slight, new, major, mental, final, minor, bigger, biggest.

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