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Meaning of RETROGRESS

Pronunciation:  'retru`gres

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [v]  go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
  2. [v]  get worse; fall back to a previous or worse condition
 
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 Synonyms: fall back, lapse, recidivate, regress, regress, relapse, retrograde
 
 Antonyms: advance, come along, come on, get along, get on, progress, shape up
 
 See Also: decline, drop off, fall back, fall behind, lose, recede, worsen

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Re"tro*gress\, n. [Cf. L. retrogressus.]
Retrogression. [R.] --H. Spenser.
 

 

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