backout

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noun

A reversal or undoing of tasks previously done (often in reverse order).

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Meanings

nounbackout (plural backouts)

plural backouts

  1. A reversal or undoing of tasks previously done (often in reverse order).
  2. space flightA reversed countdown (i.e. ascending numbers) in response to problems leading up to a launch.

Origin

Deverbal from back out.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

backout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backout

MLA

“backout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backout. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backout,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backout.

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