retrogressverb [ I ]
uk/ˌret.rəˈɡres/us/ˈret.rə.ɡres/formalto return to an older and worse state
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Deteriorating and making worse
- a step backwards idiom
- a turn of the screw idiom
- add
- afford
- aggravate
- backslide
- compound
- decline
- degrade
- disintegrate
- dog
- downgrade
- downhill
- exacerbate
- regress
- retrograde
- run yourself down
- seed
- slip
- slippery slope
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retrogression
noun [ U ] uk/ˌret.rəˈɡreʃ.ən/us/ˌret.rəˈɡreʃ.ən/
retrogressive
adjective uk/ˌret.rəˈɡres.ɪv/us/ˈret.rə.ɡres.ɪv/
retrogressive and disastrous policies