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reverse(noun, upset, break, check, ruin)
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disappointment(noun, state, upset, trouble, feeling)
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reversion(noun, decline, defeat, back, return)
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check(noun, break, disorder, ruin, defeat)
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regress(noun, back, return, slow, disappointment)
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relapse(noun, back, return, slow, deterioration)
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regression(noun, back, return, slow, disappointment)
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atavism(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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backset(noun, back, return, slow, disappointment)
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lapse(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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retrogression(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
20
reversal(noun, upset, defeat, delay, back)
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comedown(noun, upset, delay, back, return)
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throwback(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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retroflexion(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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recession(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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backsliding(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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descent(noun, back, return, blow, slow)
14
down(back, return, blow, slow, letdown)
14
impediment(noun, check, disorder, delay, stay)
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