Knock and Reverse

Knock

Knock noun - A change in status for the worse usually temporarily.

Usage example: the geneticist's reputation took a knock when several of his peers were unable to confirm his research findings

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Reverse and knock are semantically related. in setback topic. In some cases you can use "Reverse" instead a noun "Knock".

Nearby Words: knocked, knockout, knockdown, knocking, knocker

Reverse noun - A change in status for the worse usually temporarily.

Usage example: the party has suffered some major reverses as a result of the corruption scandal

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Knock and reverse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Knock" instead a noun "Reverse".

best	best knock	best reverse
sudden	sudden knock	sudden reverse

If you succeed, he'll knock the bayonet aside just in time to get a stab in his attacker's neck, with the knife held in reverse grip.

Source: Reverse Grip
Rick, LJ and Kshin, captured by Ming's troops, are also affected, but Mandrake uses his own hypnotic powers to knock them out and is later able to reverse their conditioning.

Source: Mass Hypnosis
Most of their tech is (poorly) reverse-engineered from Forerunner ruins, and they never bothered to develop their inferior knock-offs much further.

Source: Creative Sterility

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