retrogressive

Describes a return to a former or less advanced state; moving backwards in development or progress.

• 🇪🇸Describe un retorno a un estado anterior o menos desarrollado; un movimiento hacia atrás en el desarrollo o progreso.

1. Declining or worsening C1 formal

   Moving from a better to a worse state; showing a return to a less advanced or less developed condition.

   • The new policy is a retrogressive step for workers' rights.
   • The country's economy has taken a retrogressive turn.
   • His retrogressive attitude prevented any progress in the negotiations.

   🇪🇸retrocesivo, regresivo

   Sinónimos: backwarddegenerativeregressiveretrogradeworsening

   Antónimos: developingimprovingprogressive

• more retrogressive comparative form
• most retrogressive superlative form