backward step

• retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
• regressionReturn to former state
• setbackReverse in progress
• recoilBackward force from discharge
• reverseTurn to opposite

stumble · decline · backpedal · withdrawal · revert · falter · hesitate · undo · regress · slip · fallback · backstep · recede · retrace · shuffle · misstep · relapse · shrink

• stepsfootstep, pace, stride, first step, next step