Definitions for regress

Definitions for (noun) regress

Main entry: retrogression, retroversion, reversion, regress, regression

Definition: returning to a former state


Main entry: reasoning backward, regress

Definition: the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence


Definitions for (verb) regress

Main entry: recidivate, regress, relapse, retrogress, fall back, lapse

Definition: go back to bad behavior

Usage: Those who recidivate are often minor criminals


Main entry: regress, retrograde, retrogress

Definition: get worse or fall back to a previous condition


Main entry: retrovert, return, revert, regress, turn back

Definition: go back to a previous state

Usage: We reverted to the old rules


Main entry: regress

Definition: go back to a statistical means


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