retrogress

intransitive-verb
UK: /ˌretrəˈɡres/
US: /ˌretroʊˈɡres/

  1. To go back to an earlier and worse condition or state.

    1. If the treatment stops, the disease may retrogress quickly.
    2. Without proper investment, the city's infrastructure will retrogress and decay over time.

  2. To return to a previous, less developed state; to decline or deteriorate.

    1. The project will retrogress if we don't provide resources.
    2. Some believe society will retrogress to a more primitive condition without education.

Synonyms

revert degenerate relapse deteriorate decline
retrogress verb

  1. To move backward; to recede or decline.

    1. The country seemed to retrogress after the war.
    2. The patient's health may retrogress if they don't follow doctor's orders.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "retrogress" in English means: To go back to an earlier and worse condition or state., To return to a previous, less developed state; to decline or deteriorate..

The phonetic transcription of "retrogress" is /ˌretrəˈɡres/ in British English and /ˌretroʊˈɡres/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "retrogress": revert, degenerate, relapse, deteriorate, decline.

Example usage of "retrogress": "If the treatment stops, the disease may retrogress quickly.". More examples on the page.