backdown
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a retraction of a previously held positionSynonyms: withdrawalclimb-downType of retraction, abjuration
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Back′down′ (…), noun
A receding or giving up; a complete surrender. colloquial
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54