retrogress
retrogress
verbDefinition of RETROGRESS
to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level <the quality of research at the university lab has begun to retrogress since the massive budget cuts went into effect>
Related Words backslide, lapse, relapse; throw back; ebb; decline, degenerate, drop, fall, retrograde, worsen
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