4
rotting(noun, decline, collapse, decay, impairment)
4
setback(decline, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
4
slump(noun, drop, decline, fall, decrease)
4
waning(noun, drop, decline, fall, decrease)
3
abasement(noun, drop, decline, shame, disgrace)
3
adulteration(noun, decline, hurt, damage, collapse)
3
aggravation
3
annulment(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
atavist(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
backset(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
backward deviation(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
backward motion(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
backward step(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
backwardation(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
blemish(noun, hurt, damage, harm, blemish)
3
bloomer(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
cancellation(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
check(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
come back(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
crumbling(noun, drop, decline, collapse, extinction)
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