retrogress

Verb
Synonyms: regressretrograderelapselapserecidivatefall back

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  1. get worse or fall back to a previous conditionSynonyms: regressretrograde
  2. go back to bad behavior“Those who recidivate are often minor criminals”Synonyms: relapselapserecidivateregressfall back
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Retrogress \Re"tro*gress\, n. [Cf. L. retrogressus.] Retrogression. [R.] --H. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
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