retrogradation

[ re-troh-grey-dey-shuhn ]

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noun

backward movement.
decline or deterioration.

Origin of retrogradation

1545–55; <Late Latin retrōgradātiōn- (stem of retrōgradātiō), probably equivalent to Latin retrōgrad(us) retrograde + -ātiō-ation, as translation of Greek anapodismós

Other words from retrogradation

ret·ro·gra·da·to·ry [re-truh-grey-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˌrɛ trəˈgreɪ dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective

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How to use retrogradation in a sentence

Low temperatures congeal everything the dough has absorbed and accelerate the staling process, or retrogradation.
The best way to reheat pizza (and some things you should never do) | John Kennedy and Sandra Gutierrez G. | September 30, 2021 | Popular-Science
A glance at each successive pair of dates will quickly disclose the periodical retrogradation of the eclipse epochs.
The Story of Eclipses | George Chambers
Frightful retrogradation of human nature, all the more hideous that it contrasted with the elegance of the costume!
History of the Commune of 1871 | P. Lissagary
In truth, however, the retrogradation was much slighter than appeared on the surface.
American Political Ideas Viewed From The Standpoint Of Universal History | John Fiske
The arc of retrogradation is the angular distance thus apparently traversed.
The Sailor's Word-Book | William Henry Smyth

But the advantages are all outward; if there be any inward change, it is apparently retrogradation, not advancement.
Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men | Anna Brownell Jameson

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