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ret·ro·gress
retrogress
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- pronunciation:
- re
tr
gres
[or]
re
tr
gres
- features:
- Word Parts
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
retrogresses, retrogressing, retrogressed |
definition: |
to return to a former, usu. inferior condition; degenerate; revert.
- antonyms:
- progress
- similar words:
- relapse, revert
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related words: |
recede, return |
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derivations: |
retrogressive (adj.), retrogressively (adv.), retrogression (n.) |
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