retrogression

retrogression

noun

Definition of RETROGRESSION

the act or an instance of going back to an earlier and lower level especially of intelligence or behavior <social instability that has led to a retrogression of moral values and standards of decent behavior>

Synonyms retrogression, reversion

Related Words backslide, lapse, relapse; atavism, return; nondevelopment; decline, degeneration

Near Antonyms gestation, growth, maturation, ripening

Antonyms advancement, development, evolution, progression