HyperDic: backdown

English > 1 sense of the word backdown:
NOUNcommunicationbackdown, withdrawal, climb-downa retraction of a previously held position
English > backdown: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA retraction of a previously held position.
Synonymswithdrawal, climb-down
Broaderretraction, abjuration, recantationA disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
Spanishmarcha atrás, vuelta atrás
Verbsback downmove backwards from a certain position

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