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regress
to return to an earlier, less advanced state
Synonyms
- revert
- backslide
- relapse
Antonyms
- progress
- advance
- improve
regress in a sentence
Without daily practice, his piano skills began to regress within weeks.
After the long summer break, several students seemed to regress in their reading, forgetting skills they had mastered in spring.
Where it comes from
From Latin regressus 'a going back'
Memory hook
RE (back) + GRESS (step) — stepping back.
Word parts
- gress — movement
regress: re- (back) + gress (movement)
Read it in context
- The Meadow Notebook Nature