1. (n.) Offset, n., 4.

2. (n.) A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy.

3. (n.) A backset; a check; a repulse; a reverse; a relapse.

arrest arrestation arrestment atavism backset backsliding backward deviation backward motion backward step bafflement balk betrayed hope blasted expectation blighted hope blockage blocking blow buffet check checkmate clogging closing up closure comedown confusion constriction cramp cruel disappointment dash dashed hope deceleration defeat delay descent detainment detention disappointment discomfiture disillusionment dissatisfaction down drag ease-off ease-up failure fallen countenance falling back fiasco fixation fizzle flagging foil foiling foot-dragging forlorn hope frustration hampering hindering hindrance holdback holdup hope deferred impediment inhibition interference interruption lag lapse let letdown letup minus acceleration mirage negativism nuisance value obstacle obstruction obstructionism occlusion opposition reaction rebuff recession recidivation recidivism recrudescence recurrence reentry refluence reflux regress regression relapse renewal repression repulse resistance restraint restriction retardation retardment retroaction retrocession retroflexion retrogradation retrogression retrusion return reversal reverse reverse of fortune reversion rollback rout severe check slack-up slackening slowdown slowing slowing down slowup sore disappointment squeeze sternway stranglehold stricture stumbling block suppression tantalization tease throwback