3
return(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
reverse of fortune(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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
snag(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
3
sternway(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
turnabout(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
turnaround(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
unhappiness(noun, worry, anxiety, irritation, disappointment)
3
vestige(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
2
atavist(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
2
anger(noun, irritation, annoyance, nuisance, infuriation)
2
anticlimax(noun, disappointment, letdown, disillusionment, disenchantment)
2
anxiety(noun, trouble, worry, stress, disappointment)
2
balking
2
beating(noun, upset, blow, confusion, overthrow)
2
blight
2
blockade(noun, hindrance)
2
boredom(noun, worry, anxiety, disappointment, unhappiness)
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