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backward: directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"; (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover"; retarded in intellectual development; in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; "it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'"; "the child put her jersey on backward"

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throwback collapse

retroaction collapse

retroflexion collapse

rollback collapse: reducing prices back to some earlier level; the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw

sternway collapse

ex post facto collapse: affecting things past; "retroactive tax increase"; "an ex-post-facto law"; "retro pay"

reentry collapse: the act of entering again

unassured collapse: lacking boldness or confidence

uneager collapse: lacking interest or spirit or animation; "decrepit, colorless uneager things"

fro collapse

aft collapse: at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"

setback collapse

hindmost collapse

recession collapse: the act of ceding back; the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service; the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year

retroactive collapse: descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously

loath collapse: unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"; "unwilling to face facts"

fogyish collapse: (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned; "moss-grown ideas about family life"

recidivism collapse: habitual relapse into crime

held up collapse

a priori collapse: involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact; "an a priori judgment"; based on hypothesis or theory rather than experiment; derived by logic, without observed facts

astern collapse: (of a ship or an airplane) behind; "we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide"; stern foremost or backward; "the steamer went astern at half speed"

behind time collapse

delaying collapse

relapse collapse: go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"

grudging collapse: petty or reluctant in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip"; of especially an attitude; "gave grudging consent"; "grudging acceptance of his opponent's victory"

unassertive collapse: inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence; "a shy unassertive person"

up and down collapse: moving backward and forward along a given course; "he walked up and down the locker room"; "all up and down the Eastern seaboard"; alternately upward and downward; "he eyed him up and down"

preservative collapse: a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition; tending or having the power to preserve; "the timbers should be treated with a preservative"

delayed collapse: caused to be slower or later; "the delayed plane finally arrived"; not as far along as normal in development

reversed collapse: turned inside out and resewn; "the reversed collar looked as good as new"

unprocessed collapse: not treated or prepared by a special process; not altered from an original or natural state; "unprocessed commodities"

untreated collapse: (of a specimen for study under a microscope) not treated with a reagent or dye; not subjected to chemical or physical treatment; "an untreated fabric"; not given medical care or treatment; "an untreated disease"; "the untreated wounded lay on makeshift cots"

to and fro collapse

back and forth collapse: moving from one place to another and back again; "he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York"; "the treetops whipped to and fro in a frightening manner"; "the old man just sat on the porch and rocked back and forth all day"

unenthusiastic collapse: not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor; "an unenthusiastic performance by the orchestra"; "unenthusiastic applause"

belated collapse: after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"

mentally retarded collapse: people collectively who are mentally retarded; "he started a school for the retarded"

mongoloid collapse: a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense); a member of the Mongoloid race; of or relating to or suffering from Down syndrome;; of or pertaining to or characteristic of one of the traditional racial division of humankind including especially peoples of central and eastern Asia; characteristic of or resembling a Mongol; "the mongoloid epicanthic fold"

ago collapse: gone by; or in the past; "two years ago"; "`agone' is an archaic word for `ago'"; in the past; "long ago"; "sixty years ago my grandfather came to the U.S."

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