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abandonment(escape, retreat, exit, parting, leaving)
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avoidance(noun, entertainment, relaxation, diversion, evasion)
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blight(decline, low, collapse, failure, depression)
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break
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capitulation(noun, drop, decrease, reduction, tumble)
2
contraction(noun, reduction, drawing, shrinkage, tightening)
2
crash(noun, drop, decline, low, collapse)
2
crisis(noun, drop, decline, failure, slump)
2
deferral
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diminution(noun, drop, cut, fall, decrease)
2
disappearance(noun, going, loss, passing, fading)
2
dwindling(noun, drop, cut, fall, decrease)
2
ebbing(noun, drop, fall, loss, deterioration)
2
lessening(noun, drop, cut, fall, decrease)
2
low(decline, collapse, failure, depression, dip)
2
nosedive(noun, fall, depression, slump)
2
recoil(noun, restraint, retreat, entertainment, diversion)
2
surrender(noun, drop, decrease, reduction, tumble)
2
takeoff(escape, retreat, exit, parting, leaving)
2
taking leave(expression, escape, retreat, exit, parting)
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