11
reverse of fortune(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
11
severe check(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
10
decline(noun, drop, fall, back, return)
10
retroversion(noun, back, return, slow, backward)
9
descent(drop, fall, back, return, slow)
9
rollback(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
8
apostasy(noun, failure, retreat, failing, withdrawal)
8
turnaround(noun, back, return, slow, backward)
6
defection(noun, failure, failing, rejection, withdrawal)
6
desertion(noun, failure, failing, rejection, withdrawal)
6
regressive(adjective, renegade, regressive, recessive)
5
backslide(noun, verb, better, repetition, relapse)
5
deterioration(noun, drop, decline, fall, back)
5
restoration(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
4
betrayal(noun, retreat, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance)
4
declining(verb, adjective, regressive, regressing)
4
error
4
fall(noun, verb, drop, decline, failure)
4
fault(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
4
mistake(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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