regress 1 of 2

verb

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as in to revert
to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level in extreme circumstances, people sometimes regress to the behavior they exhibited in childhood

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as in to deteriorate
to become worse or of less value the annual celebration has regressed to the point where it's nothing more than an excuse to get drunk

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regress

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noun

as in regression

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“Regress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regress. Accessed 28 Jan. 2023.

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