Backdown
Backdown noun - A retraction of a previously held position.
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Refrainment and backdown are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refrainment" instead a noun "Backdown".
Refrainment
Refrainment noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.
Backdown and refrainment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backdown" instead a noun "Refrainment".
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- withdrawal and backdown
- withdrawal and refrainment
- avoidance and backdown
- avoidance and refrainment
- abandonment and backdown
- abandonment and refrainment
- surrender and backdown
- surrender and refrainment
- rejection and backdown
- rejection and refrainment
- relinquishment and backdown
- relinquishment and refrainment
- denial and backdown
- denial and refrainment
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