3
restoration(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
retardation(noun, check, disorder, delay, stay)
3
retrogressive(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
reversion to type(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
rub(weakness, hindrance, adversity, impairment, impediment)
3
ruin(noun, break, check, defeat, fall)
3
slowdown(noun, delay, hindrance, disappointment, holdup)
3
upset(noun, trouble, ruin, defeat, delay)
3
vestige(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
washout(noun, defeat, affection, deprivation)
3
whipping(noun, break, check, defeat, fall)
2
about-face(noun, delay, hindrance, disappointment, holdup)
2
attrition(noun, loss)
2
bad news(expression, charge, ruin, blow, cross)
2
bafflement(noun, trouble, defeat, worry, blow)
2
barrier(difficulty, weakness, hindrance, problem, obstacle)
2
blight(ruin, catastrophe, tragedy)
2
blockage(difficulty, weakness, problem, obstacle, impairment)
2
blocking(hindrance, prevention)
2
bust(noun, defeat, affection, deprivation)
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