3
atavism(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
atavist(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
backsliding(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
bleakness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
3
bloomer(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
blues(noun, trouble, distress, anxiety, shock)
3
cancellation(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
checkmate(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
come back(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
decline(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
descent(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
despond(noun, despair, despondency, desperation)
3
deterioration(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
difficulty(noun, worry, catch, anxiety, burden)
3
discountenance
3
disillusionment(noun, defeat, blow, distress, anxiety)
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