regress

• Nom désignant un processus de raisonnement à rebours, des conséquences vers les prémisses, ou un retour à un état antérieur, souvent moins avancé ou moins développé.

A noun referring to the act of reasoning backward from a conclusion to the evidence, or a return to a previous, often less developed, state or condition.

1. Reasoning backwardC1formal

   A logical process where one assumes the conclusion is true and then reasons backward to find supporting evidence.

   régression (raisonnement)

   • The philosopher's argument involved a regress from the conclusion to the premises.
   • In mathematics, infinite regress is a common logical problem.
   • The detective used regress to trace the crime back to its origin.

   Synonymesabduction

   Antonymesdeductioninference

2. Return to a former stateB2formal

   The act of returning to a previous, often less advanced or less developed condition.

   Retour à un état antérieur

   • The patient experienced a regress to earlier symptoms after stopping treatment.
   • Economic regress followed the collapse of the market.
   • The child's regress in behavior worried the therapist.

   Synonymesregressionrelapseretreatretrogressionreversion

   Antonymesadvancedevelopmentprogress

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de revenir à un état antérieur, moins développé ou pire, ou de subir une détérioration ou une diminution par rapport à une situation précédente.

A verb used to indicate the act of returning to a previous, less advanced, or worse state or condition.

1. Return to a previous stateB2formal

   To return to a former or less developed state, often in a negative sense.

   Revenir à un état antérieur

   • The patient began to regress after stopping the medication.
   • Without practice, his skills started to regress.
   • The country's economy regressed to pre-industrial levels.

   Synonymesbackslidedeterioratelapserelapseretrogressrevert

   Antonymesadvancedevelopimproveprogress

2. Statistical regressionC1formal

   To return to an average value or mean in a statistical distribution.

   Régression statistique

   • Extreme scores tend to regress toward the mean in subsequent tests.
   • The data shows that outliers often regress in later measurements.
   • In statistics, regression analysis helps predict this phenomenon.

   Synonymesfall backreturnrevert

3. Deteriorate or worsenB2formal

   To decline in quality, condition, or performance.

   régrésser / se dégrader

   • The building's condition regressed due to lack of maintenance.
   • His health regressed after the initial improvement.
   • The team's performance regressed in the second half of the season.

   Synonymesbackslidedeclinedegeneratedeterioratelapseretrograderetrogressslipworsen

   Antonymesadvancedevelopimproveprogress

4. Return to bad behaviorB2informal

   To revert to undesirable or immature patterns of behavior.

   Régression comportementale

   • After a period of good conduct, the child regressed to throwing tantrums.
   • He regressed to his old habits of procrastination.
   • The addict regressed and started using again.

   Synonymesbackslidefall backlapserelapserevert

   Antonymesadvancematureprogress