regress

re·gress  (r-grs)

v. re·gressed, re·gress·ing, re·gress·es

v.intr.

1. To go back; move backward.

2. To return to a previous, usually worse or less developed state.

3. To have a tendency to approach or go back to a statistical mean.

v.tr. Psychology

To induce a state of regression in.

n. (rgrs)

1.

a. The act of going or coming back; return.

b. Passage back; reentry.

2. The act of reasoning backward from an effect to a cause.

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[Latin regred, regress- : re-, re- + grad, to go; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]

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re·gressor n.

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regress

vb [rɪˈgrɛs]

1. (intr) to return or revert, as to a former place, condition, or mode of behaviour

2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) (tr) Statistics to measure the extent to which (a dependent variable) is associated with one or more independent variables

n [ˈriːgrɛs]

1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) the act of regressing

2. movement in a backward direction; retrogression

3. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic a supposed explanation each stage of which requires to be similarly explained, as saying that knowledge requires a justification in terms of propositions themselves known to be true

[from Latin regressus a retreat, from regredī to go back, from re- + gradī to go]

regressor  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	regress - the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence reasoning backward abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning - thinking that is coherent and logical
	2.	regress - returning to a former state retrogression, retroversion, regression, reversion reversal - a change from one state to the opposite state; "there was a reversal of autonomic function"
Verb	1.	regress - go back to a statistical means change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
	2.	regress - go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules" retrovert, revert, turn back, return recidivate, relapse, retrogress, regress, lapse, fall back - go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" resile - return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed; "The rubber tubes resile" recuperate, go back, recover - regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"
	3.	regress - get worse or fall back to a previous condition retrogress, retrograde decline, worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened" fall behind, recede, drop off, fall back, lose - retreat progress, shape up, come along, come on, get along, get on, advance - develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
	4.	regress - go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" recidivate, relapse, retrogress, lapse, fall back retrovert, revert, turn back, regress, return - go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"

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regress

verb revert, deteriorate, return, go back, retreat, lapse, fall back, wane, recede, ebb, degenerate, relapse, lose ground, turn the clock back, backslide, retrogress, retrocede, fall away or off Such countries are not developing at all, but regressing.
improve, advance, progress, wax

Translations

regress

A. [rɪˈgres] VI → retroceder

B. [ˈriːgres] N → regreso m

regress [rɪˈgrɛs] vi → régresser

regress

vi (lit form: = move backwards) → sich rückwärts bewegen; (fig: society) → sich rückläufig entwickeln; (Biol, Psych, Med) → sich zurückentwickeln; he is regressing into childhood → er fällt wieder ins Kindesalter zurück

regress [rɪˈgrɛs] vi (frm) → regredire

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regress [rɪˈgrɛs] vi (frm) → regredire