backset
UK/'bækset/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A setback or relapse; a backward movement
挫折；倒退；复发
Root Breakdown
Native Englishback + set = a 'setting back,' the same idea as setback but with the elements reversed. It is now rare and dialectal; modern English uses setback instead.
Root back still carries 10 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
The illness was a temporary backset to his recovery.