5
reversal(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
5
rot(noun, decline, collapse, condition, better)
5
spoilage(noun, decline, hurt, waste, collapse)
5
turnabout(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
4
atavism(decline, back, return, slow, backward)
4
blight(noun, decline, abuse, collapse, decay)
4
decrepitude(noun, drop, decline, fall, collapse)
4
demotion(noun, shame, disgrace, humiliation)
4
devaluation(noun, decline, decay, degeneration, weakening)
4
devolution(noun, drop, end, ruin, fall)
4
down(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
4
downturn(noun, drop, decline, fall, decrease)
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harm(noun, hurt, damage, blow, disturbance)
4
loss(noun, drop, decline, hurt, ruin)
4
overthrow(noun, end, decline, ruin, defeat)
4
putrescence(noun, decline, collapse, condition, better)
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recurrence(decline, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
4
retroaction(decline, back, return, slow, backward)
4
return(decline, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
4
reversion(noun, decline, back, return, slow)
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