Backdown — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a retraction of a previously held position

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæməflˌɑːʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪpˌaɹəlˈɪtɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪpˌaɹəlˈɪtɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæməflˌɑːʒ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

climb-down withdrawal

Word Forms

withdraw	verb	take back what one has said
back down	verb	move backwards from a certain position

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rückzieher

ein Rückzug einer zuvor gehaltenen Position

🇫🇷French

recul

une rétractation d'une position précédemment détenue

🇪🇸Spanish

retractación

una retractación de una posición previamente mantenida

🇮🇹Italian

fare marcia indietro

una ritrazione di una posizione precedentemente mantenuta

🇳🇱Dutch

terugval

een intrekking van een eerder ingenomen positie

🇵🇹Portuguese

recuo

uma retração de uma posição anteriormente mantida

🇷🇺Russian

отступление

отказ от ранее занимаемой позиции

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छोड़ना

पहले से धारित पद की वापसी

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যাকডাউন

পূর্বে অনুষ্ঠিত অবস্থানের একটি প্রত্যাহার

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்னடைவு

முன்பு இருந்த பதவியை திரும்பப் பெறுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

వెనక్కి తగ్గడం

గతంలో నిర్వహించిన స్థానం యొక్క ఉపసంహరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

बॅकडाउन

पूर्वी घेतलेल्या पदाचे मागे घेणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેકડાઉન

અગાઉ હોદ્દાનું પાછું ખેંચવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿನ್ನಡೆ

ಹಿಂದೆ ಹೊಂದಿದ್ದ ಸ್ಥಾನದ ಹಿಂತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിന്നോട്ട്

മുമ്പ് വഹിച്ചിരുന്ന സ്ഥാനത്തിൻ്റെ പിൻവലിക്കൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੈਕਡਾਊਨ

ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਰੱਖੀ ਗਈ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਵਾਪਸ ਲੈਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیک ڈاؤن

سابقہ عہدہ سے دستبرداری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

后退

撤回先前持有的职位

🇯🇵Japanese

後退

以前に保持していたポジションの撤回

🇰🇷Korean

퇴각

이전에 보유했던 입장의 철회

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lùi lại

rút lại vị trí đã nắm giữ trước đó

🇹🇭Thai

ถอยกลับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengunduran

pencabutan posisi yang dipegang sebelumnya

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-atras

isang pagbawi ng isang dating hawak na posisyon

🇲🇾Malay

mundur

penarikan balik jawatan yang dipegang sebelum ini

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التراجع

التراجع عن الموقف الذي شغلته سابقًا

🇮🇷Persian

عقب نشینی

پس گرفتن موقعیت قبلی

🇹🇷Turkish

geri çekilme

daha önce tutulan bir pozisyonun geri çekilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לאחור

נסיגה של עמדה שהייתה בעבר

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