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decline(noun, drop, back, return, slow)
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degeneration(noun, drop, decline, return, lapse)
13
deterioration(noun, drop, decline, back, return)
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reversal(noun, back, return, slow, backward)
13
reverting(noun, deterioration, regression, reversion, retrogradation)
13
rollback(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
13
turnaround(noun, back, return, slow, backward)
10
descent(drop, decline, back, return, slow)
8
retreat(noun, decline, right, return, regression)
7
anachronism(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
7
backspace(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
7
decay(noun, drop, decline, return, deterioration)
7
degradation(noun, decline, deterioration, decay, degeneration)
7
restoration(back, slow, backward, reverse direction, reversion)
6
decadence(noun, drop, decline, return, lapse)
6
devolution(noun, drop, lapse, deterioration, repetition)
5
degeneracy(noun, deterioration)
4
declination(noun, drop, decline, return, deterioration)
4
error(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
4
fault(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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