4
bend(noun, change, twist, shift, round)
4
bump(noun, upset, blow, shock, disaster)
4
debacle(noun, upset, blow, strike, shock)
4
fault(ruin, back, slow, destruction, downfall)
4
nullification(noun, recall, termination, withdrawal, denial)
4
turn around(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, turn)
4
withdrawal(recall, termination, repudiation, repeal, refutation)
3
afterthought
3
apostasy
3
atavist(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
backwardation(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
black eye(noun, expression, idiom)
3
bloomer(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
break(noun, change, advance, turn, blow)
3
breakdown(noun, defeat, blow, failure, overthrow)
3
change of heart(noun, expression, idiom, change, attitude)
3
collapse(noun, ruin, blow, slip, failure)
3
come back(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
contrary(turn, reverse, contrast, denial, opposite)
3
defeasance(noun, defeat, blow, failure, overthrow)
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