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climbdown

[ klahym-doun ]

noun

, Chiefly British.
  1. a retreat from a policy, opinion, position in a debate, etc.:

    The government’s recent climbdown from its wage freeze policy is just another instance of the flip-flopping that infuriates voters.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of climbdown1

First recorded in 1905–10; climb ( def ) + down 1( def )

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Example Sentences

The KLA was the only force, which could have delivered the climbdown.

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