regress

¹re·gress

noun \ˈrē-ˌgres\

Definition of REGRESS

1

a : an act or the privilege of going or coming back b : reentry 1

2

: movement backward to a previous and especially worse or more primitive state or condition

3

: the act of reasoning backward

Origin of REGRESS

Middle English regresse, from Anglo-French, from Latin regressus, from regredi to go back, from re- + gradi to go — more at grade

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with REGRESS

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