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Regress: To return or go back, particularly to return to a pattern of behavior or level of skill characteristic of a younger age. For example, if a three-year-old child begins to regress by losing the ability to control his bowels or speak, that is a cause for medical concern. In reference to a disease, to "regress," means tending to worsen.
re·gress (r-gr s) v. re·gressed, re·gress·ing, re·gress·es. v. intr. 1. To go back; move backward. 2. To return to a previous, usually worse or less developed ...
verb (used without object) 1. to move backward; go back. 2. to revert to an earlier or less advanced state or form. noun 3. the act of going back; return. 4. the ...
Definition of REGRESS. 1. a: an act or the privilege of going or coming back b: reentry 1 . 2: movement backward to a previous and especially worse or more primitive ...
v. , -gressed , -gress·ing , -gress·es . v.intr. To go back; move backward. To return to a previous, usually worse or less developed state. To have a tendency to ...
The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression. What is the progress or regress of man? · The power or liberty of passing back. · To move ...