| retrogressive(adjective, back, slow, backward, reverse direction) |
| slip back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fall, weaken) |
| turn(verb, move, change, return, bear) |
| withdraw(verb, go, part, separate, remove) |
| about-face(noun, verb, move, change, defeat) |
| annulment(back, slow, backward, reverse direction) |
| arrest |
| backtrack(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon) |
| backwardation(back, slow, backward, reverse direction) |
| bloomer(back, slow, backward, reverse direction) |
| cancellation(back, slow, backward, reverse direction) |
| checkmate(back, slow, backward, reverse direction) |
| collapse(verb, drop, decline, reduce, settle) |
| devolve |
| discouragement(back, slow, backward, reverse direction) |
| discouragements(back, slow, backward, reverse direction) |
| error(back, slow, backward, reverse direction) |
| fail(verb, decline, fall, weaken, degenerate) |
| fall behind(verb, expression, phrasal verb) |
| fault(back, slow, backward, reverse direction) |