de-acceleration

de·ac·cel·er·ate

[dee-ak-sel-uh-reyt]
verb (used without object), verb (used with object), de·ac·cel·er·at·ed, de·ac·cel·er·at·ing.
to decelerate.

Origin:
de- + accelerate

de·ac·cel·er·a·tion, noun
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