retrogressive

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

• 🇵🇹Descreve o retorno a um estado anterior ou menos desenvolvido; movimento para trás no desenvolvimento ou no progresso.

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.

   🇵🇹Regressivo

   Sinônimos: backwarddegenerativeregressiveretrogradeworsening

   Antônimos: developingimprovingprogressive

• more retrogressive comparative form
• most retrogressive superlative form