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   retrogression

   /ˌrɛtrə(ʊ)ˈɡrɛʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the process of returning to an earlier state, typically a worse one: "a retrogression to 19th-century attitudes"
   • 2. another term for retrogradation

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘movement in a reverse direction’): from Latin retrogressio(n-), from retrogress-, past participle of retrogradi ‘to move backwards’ (see retrograde).

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   • 1. retrogressive adjective

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   What is the meaning of the word retrogression?

   • (Statistics) the act of regressing 6. (Logic) the act of regressing n. 1. the act of going back to a previous place or state; return or reversion. 2. retrogradation; retrogression. 3. Biol. reversion to an earlier or less advanced state or form or to a general type. 4.

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   What does retrogress mean?

   • n. 1. the act of retrogressing; movement backward. 2. Biol. degeneration; passing from a more complex to a simpler structure. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc.

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   What is a retrogression in human rights?

   • Retrogression means moving back to an earlier and less efficient stage of development. There has been a retrogression in the field of human rights since 1975. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Biology Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   What is the difference between progress and retrogress?

   • As you might guess, retrogress is the opposite of progress. Retrogression is usually an undesirable decline from a higher or advanced level. So, for instance, in difficult social situations an adolescent can retrogress to a childish level of maturity.

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   • Get a quick, free translation! RETROGRESSION definition: 1. the act of returning to an older and worse state: 2. the act of returning to an older and worse…. Learn more.

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   What is the relationship between progression and retrogression?

   • The steady cooperation of progression and retrogression is one of the important principles of organic evolution. Progression and retrogression are narrowly linked everywhere, and the same laws govern the abundance of forms in cultivated and in wild plants. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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