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discouragement(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
5
frustrations(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
4
bloomer(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
4
frustration(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
4
setback(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
annulment(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
atavism(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
atavist(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
backset(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
cancellation(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
check(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
checkmate(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
come back(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
comedown(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
decline(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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