climbdown

Etymology

From climb + down.

climbdown means A retreat or withdrawal from an earlier position or opinion; a backdown. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

A retreat or withdrawal from an earlier position or opinion; a backdown.“Thursday's court appearance as he waited for his case to be heard was a humiliating climbdown for the flamboyant Texan, who sports the clipped mustache and Saville Row style of English aristocracy.”