climb-down

climb-down or climb·down (klmdoun)

n.

A retreat from an earlier position or opinion; a backing down: "Agreeing to give up their arms and to yield control of Tripoli represented a major climb-down" (Jim Muir).

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

climb-down - a retraction of a previously held position backdown, withdrawal abjuration, recantation, retraction - a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

Translations

climb-down [ˈklaɪmdaun] n (Brit) → reculade f

climb-down [ˈklaɪmdaun] climb n → Nachgeben nt, Rückzieher m (inf)