a body blow

(mainly British)

something that causes serious difficulty or disappointment Losing the court case was a body blow to animal rights campaigners. Her hopes of competing in the Olympics were dealt a body blow when she fell and injured her back.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nicolette	-	French
Ebele	-	Western African, Igbo
JÓNas	-	Icelandic
Garrison	['gærisn]
Kaveri	-	Indian, Hindi
Helmine	-	German