BACKDOWN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A retraction of a previously held position

Synonyms:

backdown; climb-down; withdrawal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("backdown" is a kind of...):

abjuration; recantation; retraction (a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion)

Derivation:

back down (move backwards from a certain position)

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