knock-back
noun
- 1
A blow that causes the recipient to fall or move backwards, a knock back; a recoil.
- 2
Something that impedes or reverses progress; a setback.
- 3
A rejection; a refusal.
“He got a few knockbacks today when he tried to give his resume out at the local shops.”
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