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
Linnaea	li-NAY-ə	English (Rare)
Sakchai	-	Thai
Arati	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Vere	-	English
Arnborg	-	Swedish (Rare)
Doriano	-	Italian