3
reversion(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
reversion to type(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
severe check(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
sorrow(noun, trouble, worry, distress, depression)
3
sternway(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
turnabout(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
turnaround(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
vestige(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
wet blanket(expression, idiom, dissuasion)
2
life form(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
2
living thing(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
2
organism(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
2
adversity(noun, defeat, blow, distress, failure)
2
alarm(noun, anxiety, shock, disappointment, apprehension)
2
aversion(noun, worry, anxiety, disappointment, unhappiness)
2
blue funk(noun, expression, trouble, worry, distress)
2
bummer(noun, trouble, defeat, worry, blow)
2
chagrin(noun, defeat, worry, blow, distress)
2
consternation(noun, anxiety, shock, alarm, disappointment)
2
curb(noun, restraint, caution, hindrance, impediment)
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