regression

Roget category 283

2. Words relating to space
› 2.4. Motion
›› 2.4.4. Motion with reference to direction

#283. [Motion backwards.] Regression

noun

regress, regression — retrocession^†, retrogression, retrograduation^†, retroaction — reculade^† — retreat, withdrawal, retirement, remigration^† — recession etc. (motion from) 287 — recess — crab-like motion.
refluence^†, reflux — backwater, regurgitation, ebb, return — resilience reflection, reflexion [Brit.] (recoil) 277 — flip-flop, volte-face [Fr.].
counter motion, retrograde motion, backward movement, motion in reverse, counter movement, counter march — veering, tergiversation, recidivation^†, backsliding, fall — deterioration etc. 659 — recidivism, recidivity^†.
reversal, relapse, turning point etc. (reversion) 145.

verb

recede, regrade, return, revert, retreat, retire — retrograde, retrocede — back out — back down — balk — crawfish [U.S.], crawl [Slang] — withdraw — rebound etc. 277 — go back, come back, turn back, hark back, draw back, fall back, get back, put back, run back — lose ground — fall astern, drop astern — backwater, put about — backtrack, take the back track — veer round — double, wheel, countermarch — ebb, regurgitate — jib, shrink, shy.
turn tail, turn round, turn upon one's heel, turn one's back upon — retrace one's steps, dance the back step — sound a retreat, beat a retreat — go home.

adjective

receding etc. v. — retrograde, retrogressive — regressive, refluent^†, reflex, recidivous, resilient — crab-like — balky — reactionary etc. 277.

adverb

back, backwards — reflexively, to the right about — a reculons [Fr.], a rebours [Fr.].

phrase

revenons a nos moutons [Fr.], as you were.

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