RETROGRESSION Synonyms
4 hypernyms for retrogression. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for RETROGRESSION
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| regression | noun n | |||||
noun • an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state • the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x) • returning to a former state | ||||||
| backsliding | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • a failure to maintain a higher state | ||||||
| decline | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • change toward something smaller or lower • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • a downward slope or bend verb • grow worse • not accept as true • show unwillingness towards • grow smaller • go down • fall in value • inflect for number, gender, case, etc. | ||||||
| deterioration | noun n | |||||
noun • a symptom of reduced quality or strength • process of changing to an inferior state | ||||||
| relapse | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a failure to maintain a higher state verb • deteriorate in health • go back to bad behavior | ||||||
| degeneration | noun n | |||||
noun • the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality • the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities • passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form | ||||||
| regress | verb v | |||||
noun • the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence • returning to a former state verb • go back to a statistical means • go back to a previous state • get worse or fall back to a previous condition • go back to bad behavior | ||||||
| retroversion | noun n | |||||
noun • a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part • translation back into the original language • returning to a former state | ||||||
| reversion | noun n | |||||
noun • (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee) • (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation) • a reappearance of an earlier characteristic • turning in the opposite direction • returning to a former state • a failure to maintain a higher state | ||||||