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retrogressions

retrogressions is the plural of retrogression.

Meaning of retrogression

Noun

retrogression (countable and uncountable, plural retrogressions)

  1. A deterioration or decline to a previous state.
    • History and experience, the enshriners of the past, and investigation, the discoverer of the present and preparer for the future, will prevent retrogression.1849, Hogg's Weekly Instructor, page 388
  2. A return to a less complex condition.

Questions about retrogressions

What is retrogressions the plural of?
Retrogressions is the plural of retrogression.

Words near retrogressions in the dictionary

  1. retrogression
  2. retrogressional
  3. retrogressionism
  4. retrogressionist
  5. retrogressionists
  6. retrogressions
  7. retrogressive
  8. retrogressively
  9. retrogressiveness
  10. retrogressives
  11. retrogressivity

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Adapted from Wiktionary: retrogressions (page history and authors); retrogression (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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