regression
noun /rɪˈɡreʃn/
/rɪˈɡreʃn/
[uncountable, countable] (formal, usually disapproving)- regression (to something) the process of going back to an earlier or less advanced form or state
- He began to show signs of regression to his childhood.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin regressio(n-), from regredi ‘go back, return’, from re- ‘back’ + gradi ‘walk’.