retrogression
Americannoun
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the act of retrogressing; movement backward.
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Biology. degeneration; retrograde metamorphosis; passing from a more complex to a simpler structure.
Etymology
Origin of retrogression
1640–50; < Latin retrōgress ( us ) ( see retrogress) + -ion
Example Sentences
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However, the high pressure we have had for a long time now is actually going to move westward, in something known as retrogression.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The same patterns—significant improvement in the first two-thirds of the 20th century, followed by less improvement or even retrogression in later periods—can likewise be detected in black labor-force participation, incomes and homeownership rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The U.S. is in the midst of a visa retrogression, when a surge in demand collides with annual caps, jamming up the processing queue.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2023
“It was a decade that was marked by economic retrogression and ideological struggles.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2022
In the 1970s, under Brezhnev, the feeling was not merely of no progress but of retrogression.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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