Regress — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence

returning to a former state

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻɡɹˈɛs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪɡɹˈɛs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪɡɹˈɛs/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻɡɹˈɛs/.

Examples

We reverted to the old rules
Those who recidivate are often minor criminals

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

retrogression retroversion retrograde retrovert revert retrogress relapse turn back fall back reasoning backward regression lapse reversion recidivate return

Antonyms

progress

Parts of Speech

noun	the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
noun	returning to a former state
verb	go back to a statistical means
verb	go back to a previous state “We reverted to the old rules”
verb	get worse or fall back to a previous condition
verb	go back to bad behavior “Those who recidivate are often minor criminals”

Word Forms

regress	verb	go back to a previous state
revert	verb	go back to a previous state
retrogress	verb	get worse or fall back to a previous condition
retrovert	verb	go back to a previous state
reversive	adjective	tending to be turned back
reversion	noun	returning to a former state
reverting	noun	a failure to maintain a higher state
return	noun	the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
retroversion	noun	returning to a former state
regress	noun	returning to a former state
regression	noun	returning to a former state
regressive	adjective	opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
retrogressive	adjective	going from better to worse
retrogression	noun	returning to a former state
relapse	noun	a failure to maintain a higher state
relapsing	noun	a failure to maintain a higher state
lapse	noun	a failure to maintain a higher state
recidivism	noun	habitual relapse into crime

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

régresser

le raisonnement impliqué lorsque vous supposez que la conclusion est vraie et que vous raisonnez à rebours jusqu'aux preuves

🇪🇸Spanish

regreso

el razonamiento involucrado cuando se supone que la conclusión es verdadera y el razonamiento retroactivo hasta la evidencia

🇮🇹Italian

regredire

il ragionamento coinvolto quando si presuppone che la conclusione sia vera e si ragiona a ritroso rispetto alle prove

🇳🇱Dutch

regressie

de redenering die betrokken is wanneer je aanneemt dat de conclusie waar is en terug redeneert naar het bewijsmateriaal

🇵🇹Portuguese

regredir

o raciocínio envolvido quando você assume que a conclusão é verdadeira e raciocina retroativamente até a evidência

🇷🇺Russian

регресс

рассуждения, возникающие, когда вы предполагаете, что вывод верен, и рассуждаете обратно к доказательствам

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निकासी

जब आप यह मान लेते हैं कि निष्कर्ष सत्य है तो तर्क इसमें शामिल होता है और तर्क साक्ष्य से पीछे हो जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রত্যাবর্তন

আপনি যখন উপসংহারটি সত্য বলে ধরে নেন তখন যুক্তি জড়িত থাকে এবং প্রমাণের পিছনে যুক্তি থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்னடைவு

நீங்கள் முடிவு உண்மையாக இருக்கும் மற்றும் ஆதாரத்திற்கு பின்னோக்கி காரணம் என்று நீங்கள் கருதும் போது சம்பந்தப்பட்ட பகுத்தறிவு

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరోగమనం

మీరు ముగింపు నిజమని మరియు సాక్ష్యం వెనుకకు కారణం అని భావించినప్పుడు తార్కికం చేరి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

मागे जाणे

जेव्हा तुम्ही निष्कर्ष खरा असल्याचे गृहीत धरता तेव्हा युक्तिवाद अंतर्भूत असतो आणि पुराव्याच्या मागे कारणीभूत असतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

રીગ્રેસ

જ્યારે તમે ધારો છો કે નિષ્કર્ષ સાચો છે અને પુરાવા માટે પાછળનો તર્ક સામેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಮ್ಮೆಟ್ಟುವಿಕೆ

ತೀರ್ಮಾನವು ನಿಜವೆಂದು ನೀವು ಭಾವಿಸಿದಾಗ ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ತಾರ್ಕಿಕತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಪುರಾವೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಹಿಮ್ಮುಖವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിൻവാങ്ങൽ

നിഗമനം ശരിയാണെന്ന് നിങ്ങൾ അനുമാനിക്കുമ്പോൾ ഉൾപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്ന ന്യായവാദം തെളിവുകളിലേക്ക് പിന്നോട്ട് പോകും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਪਸ ਜਾਣਾ

ਜਦੋਂ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਇਹ ਮੰਨਦੇ ਹੋ ਕਿ ਸਿੱਟਾ ਸੱਚ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਸਬੂਤ ਦੇ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਤਰਕ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

رجوع

اس میں شامل استدلال جب آپ فرض کرتے ہیں کہ نتیجہ درست ہے اور ثبوت کے پیچھے پیچھے ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

回归

当你假设结论是正确的并且推理回溯到证据时所涉及的推理

🇯🇵Japanese

退行

結論が正しいと仮定し、証拠に逆算して推論するときに含まれる推論

🇰🇷Korean

퇴보

결론이 참이라고 가정하고 증거를 거슬러 추론할 때 관련된 추론

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thoái lui

lý do liên quan khi bạn cho rằng kết luận là đúng và lý luận ngược lại với bằng chứng

🇹🇭Thai

ถอยหลัง

การให้เหตุผลที่เกี่ยวข้องเมื่อคุณถือว่าข้อสรุปนั้นเป็นจริงและให้เหตุผลย้อนหลังไปถึงหลักฐาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

regresi

penalaran yang terlibat ketika Anda berasumsi bahwa kesimpulannya benar dan beralasan mundur dari bukti

🇲🇾Malay

mundur

alasan yang terlibat apabila anda menganggap kesimpulan itu adalah benar dan menaakul mundur kepada bukti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التراجع

المنطق المتضمن عندما تفترض أن الاستنتاج صحيح والسبب يتراجع عن الأدلة

🇮🇷Persian

پسرفت

زمانی که شما نتیجه را درست فرض می کنید و دلیل را به شواهد برمی گردانید، استدلال درگیر است

🇹🇷Turkish

gerileme

sonucun doğru olduğunu varsaydığınızda ve kanıtlara geriye doğru akıl yürüttüğünüzde ortaya çıkan akıl yürütme

🇮🇱Hebrew

לָסֶגֶת

ההנמקה המעורבת כאשר אתה מניח שהמסקנה נכונה ונימק אחורה לראיות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'regress'?

The primary meaning of 'regress' is 'the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'regress' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'regress' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'regress' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'regress' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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