retrogressive

• Décrit un retour à un état antérieur ou moins développé ; mouvement en arrière dans le développement ou le progrès.

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

1. Declining or worseningC1formal

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

   rétrograde

   • 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.

   Synonymesbackwarddegenerativeregressiveretrogradeworsening

   Antonymesdevelopingimprovingprogressive