70 entries under backward topic. ×

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regression(noun, decline, turn, right, back)
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relapse(noun, decline, right, back, return)
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throwback(noun, back, return, slow)
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lapse(noun, drop, decline, back, return)
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reversion(noun, back, return, slow, repetition)
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atavism(noun, back, return, slow)
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regress(noun, back, return, slow)
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backsliding(noun, decline, right, back, return)
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retrogradation(noun, back, return, slow, deterioration)
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recession(noun, decline, back, return, slow)
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retroflexion(noun, back, return, slow)
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recidivism(noun, back, return, slow, lapse)
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retrocession(noun, back, return, slow)
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reaction(noun, right, back, return, slow)
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retroaction(noun, back, return, slow)
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reverse(noun, back, return, slow)
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setback(back, return, slow, reverse direction)
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atavist(back, return, slow, reverse direction)
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backset(back, return, slow, reverse direction)
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falling back(noun, verb, phrasal verb, back, return)
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