retrogress

Definitions

retro- (backward) + gress (to step) = to step backward. A more formal twin of regress, often implying a return to a primitive state.

Common Collocations

• 1.retrogress to退回到……
• 2.[retrogress further]进一步退化
• 3.begin to retrogress开始倒退
• 4.[retrogress rapidly]迅速退步

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Without reform, the society risked retrogressing into chaos.