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climbdown

climbdown · climbdowns

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A retreat or withdrawal from an earlier position or opinionA retreat or withdrawal from an earlier position or opinion; a backdown.

» Saying she was wrong was a difficult climbdown for Alex.

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(figuratively)A retreat or withdrawal from an earlier position or opinion; a backdown.
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Saying she was wrong was a difficult climbdown for Alex.
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retreat:

From climb + down.

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plural: climbdowns

Singular	climbdown
Plural	climbdowns

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