| reversion to type(back, slow, backward, reverse direction) | |
| vestige(back, slow, backward, reverse direction) | |
| about-face(turn, back, opposite, reversal, turning) | |
| atrophy(noun, drop, decline, deterioration, decay) | |
| corruption(noun, deterioration) | |
| debasement(decline, decay, degeneration, weakening, worsening) | |
| declension(noun, drop, decline, lapse, deterioration) | |
| demoralization(noun, deterioration) | |
| depravity(noun, deterioration) | |
| depreciation(noun, drop, decline, decay, degradation) | |
| dilapidation(noun, drop, decline, deterioration, decay) | |
| downturn(noun, drop, decline, decay, degradation) | |
| drop(noun, decline, lapse, deterioration, decay) | |
| fall(noun, drop, decline, lapse, deterioration) | |
| fixation | |
| flip-flop(turn, back, opposite, reversal, turning) | |
| recess | |
| recoil | |
| retrograde | |
| retrogress |
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