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

Verb

to return to a former and worse condition

Noun

return to a former and worse condition [Latin regredi to go back]

regressive adj

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 << OPPOSITE progress