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age regression

age regression noun: a mental reversion to a younger age; used in therapy, as a coping mechanism, in roleplay or as a manifestation of a psychiatric issue.

Noun

age regression (countable and uncountable, plural age regressions)

  1. A mental reversion to a younger age; used in therapy, as a coping mechanism, in roleplay or as a manifestation of a psychiatric issue.
  2. The physical reversion to a younger age, sometimes spontaneously and non-consensually.

Forms of age regression

pluralage regressions

Words formed from age regression

Questions about age regression

What does age regression mean?
Age regression means a mental reversion to a younger age; used in therapy, as a coping mechanism, in roleplay or as a manifestation of a psychiatric issue.
What part of speech is age regression?
Age regression is a noun.
What is the plural of age regression?
The plural of age regression is age regressions.

Words near age regression in the dictionary

  1. age playing
  2. age plays
  3. age rating
  4. age ratings
  5. age regress
  6. age regression
  7. age regressions
  8. age regressor
  9. age regressors
  10. age set
  11. age sets

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