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
Raine	RAYN	English (Rare)
Candace	KAN-dis (English), kan-DAY-see (English), KAN-də-see (English)	English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Thankful	THANGK-fəl	English (Archaic)
Dobson	['dɔbsn]
Blossom	['blɔsəm]
Sage	[seidʒ]