retrogress

intr.v., -gressed, -gress·ing, -gress·es.

1. To return to an earlier, inferior, or less complex condition.
2. To go or move backward.

[Latin retrōgradī, *retrōgress- : retrō-, retro- + gradī, to go.]

retrogressive ret'ro·gres'sive adj.
retrogressively re'tro·gres'sive·ly adv.

verb

1. To slip from a higher or better condition to a former, usually lower or poorer one: backslide, lapse, regress, relapse, revert. See better/worse, repetition.
2. To move in a reverse direction: back, backpedal, backtrack, fall back, retreat, retrocede, retrograde. Idioms: retrace one's steps. See forward/backward.
3. To move back or away from a point, limit, or mark: ebb, recede, retract, retreat, retrocede, retrograde. See approach/retreat.

IN BRIEF: To return to a former condition; degenerate.

If you do not follow the doctor's orders, your condition will retrogress.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: get worse; fall back to a previous or worse condition
  Synonyms: regress, retrograde

Meaning #2: go back to bad behavior
  Synonyms: relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, fall back

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - gå tilbage, forringes, degenerere

Nederlands (Dutch)
(terug)achteruit- gaan

Français (French)
v. intr. - (gén, fig) rétrograder, (Biol, Méd) régresser

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich verschlechtern, zurückgehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σημειώνω οπισθοδρόμηση, χειροτερεύω, εκφυλίζομαι

Italiano (Italian)
retrocedere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - retrogredir, declinar

Русский (Russian)
регрессировать, двигаться назад

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - retroceder, degenerar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gå tillbaka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
倒退, 退步, 退化

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 倒退, 退步, 退化

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 되돌아가다, 후퇴하다, 역행하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 後退する, 退化する, 衰退する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتراجع, يتقهقر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נסוג, הידרדר, הלך והחמיר‬

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