40 entries under retreat topic. ×

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tergiversation(noun, failure, approach, trust)
10
withdrawal(noun, failure, failing, abandonment)
9
abandonment(noun, failure, withdrawal, abandonment)
8
backsliding(noun, failure, failing, withdrawal)
8
renunciation(noun, doubt, escape, uncertainty)
7
betrayal(noun, escape, treachery, departure)
6
falseness(noun, escape, treachery, departure)
6
recreancy(noun, failure, approach, escape)
4
dereliction(noun, failure, escape, failing)
4
perfidy(noun, escape, treachery, departure)
4
rejection(noun, failure, doubt, escape)
4
repudiation(noun, failure, doubt, escape)
4
treachery(noun, escape, departure, rejection)
3
disavowal(noun, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance)
3
relinquishment(noun, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance)
3
resignation(noun, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance)
3
secession(noun, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance)
2
disaffection(noun, failure, escape, failing)
1
abrogation(withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
1
absconding(withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
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