retrogress (redirected from retrogressing)

ret·ro·gress  (rtr-grs, rtr-grs)

intr.v. ret·ro·gressed, ret·ro·gress·ing, ret·ro·gress·es

1. To return to an earlier, inferior, or less complex condition.

2. To go or move backward.

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[Latin retrgrad, *retrgress- : retr-, retro- + grad, to go; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]

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retro·gressive adj.

retro·gressive·ly adv.

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retrogress

Verb

to go back to an earlier worse condition [Latin retrogressus having moved backwards]

retrogression n
retrogressive adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	retrogress - get worse or fall back to a previous condition regress, retrograde decline, worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened" fall behind, recede, drop off, fall back, lose - retreat
	2.	retrogress - go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" recidivate, relapse, regress, lapse, fall back retrovert, revert, turn back, regress, return - go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"