3
reversion to type(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
vestige(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
2
about-face(turn, back, opposite, reversal, turning)
2
atrophy(noun, drop, decline, deterioration, decay)
2
corruption(noun, deterioration)
2
debasement(decline, decay, degeneration, weakening, worsening)
2
declension(noun, drop, decline, lapse, deterioration)
2
demoralization(noun, deterioration)
2
depravity(noun, deterioration)
2
depreciation(noun, drop, decline, decay, degradation)
2
dilapidation(noun, drop, decline, deterioration, decay)
2
downturn(noun, drop, decline, decay, degradation)
2
drop(noun, decline, lapse, deterioration, decay)
2
fall(noun, drop, decline, lapse, deterioration)
2
fixation
2
flip-flop(turn, back, opposite, reversal, turning)
2
recess
2
recoil
2
retrograde
2
retrogress
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