"retrogress" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: retrogresses [plural]
Etymology: From Latin retrōgressus, perfect active participle of retrōgradior (“retrograde”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|retrōgressus}} Latin retrōgressus, {{m|la|retrōgradior||retrograde}} retrōgradior (“retrograde”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} retrogress (plural retrogresses)
  1. A retrogression.
    Sense id: en-retrogress-en-noun-Q-9pA3SW

Verb

Forms: retrogresses [present, singular, third-person], retrogressing [participle, present], retrogressed [participle, past], retrogressed [past]
Etymology: From Latin retrōgressus, perfect active participle of retrōgradior (“retrograde”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|retrōgressus}} Latin retrōgressus, {{m|la|retrōgradior||retrograde}} retrōgradior (“retrograde”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} retrogress (third-person singular simple present retrogresses, present participle retrogressing, simple past and past participle retrogressed)
  1. (intransitive) To return to an earlier, simpler or worse condition; to regress. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-retrogress-en-verb-UaX-0JpT
  2. (intransitive) To go backwards; to retreat. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-retrogress-en-verb-0iK4rAs-
  3. (intransitive) To return to bad behaviour; to relapse. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-retrogress-en-verb-kGZ3BWPW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 15 17 56

Inflected forms

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