Regress - Definition

n 1: the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is
true and reason backward to the evidence [syn: regress,
reasoning backward]
2: returning to a former state [syn: regression, regress,
reversion, retrogression, retroversion]
v 1: go back to a statistical means
2: go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
[syn: revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn
back]
3: get worse or fall back to a previous condition [syn:
regress, retrograde, retrogress] [ant: advance, come
along, come on, get along, get on, progress, shape
up]
4: go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often
minor criminals" [syn: relapse, lapse, recidivate,
regress, retrogress, fall back]