retrogressive


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ret·ro·gress

 (rĕt′rə-grĕs′, rĕt′rə-grĕs′)
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.
[Latin retrōgradī, *retrōgress- : retrō-, retro- + gradī, to go; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]
ret′ro·gres′sion (-grĕsh′ən) adj.
ret′ro·gres′sive adj.
re′tro·gres′sive·ly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.retrogressive - going from better to worse
retrograde
regressive - opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
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retrogressive

adjective
Directed or facing toward the back or rear:
backward, retrograde.
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retrogressive

[ˌretrəʊˈgresɪv] ADJ → retrógrado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

retrogressive

adj (= moving backwards) → rückläufig; (fig) plan, policy → rückschrittlich; (Biol) → rückläufig; retrogressive step → Rückschritt m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

retrogressive

[ˌrɛtrəʊˈgrɛsɪv] adj (frm) (change) → retrogrado/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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