retrogress
verb
- move backwards, return to a previous state
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: From Latin retrōgressus, perfect active participle of retrōgradior (“retrograde”).
- A retrogression.
verb
Etymology: From Latin retrōgressus, perfect active participle of retrōgradior (“retrograde”).
- To return to an earlier, simpler or worse condition; to regress.
- To go backwards; to retreat.
- To return to bad behaviour; to relapse.