Regression — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻɡɹˈɛʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪɡɹˈɛʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪɡɹˈɛʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻɡɹˈɛʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

retrogression retroversion reversion statistical regression regress regression toward the mean fixation infantile fixation simple regression arrested development

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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rückschritt

ein abnormaler Zustand, bei dem die Entwicklung vorzeitig gestoppt wurde

🇫🇷French

régression

un état anormal dans lequel le développement s'est arrêté prématurément

🇪🇸Spanish

regresión

un estado anormal en el que el desarrollo se ha detenido prematuramente

🇮🇹Italian

regressione

uno stato anormale in cui lo sviluppo si è interrotto prematuramente

🇳🇱Dutch

regressie

een abnormale toestand waarin de ontwikkeling voortijdig is gestopt

🇵🇹Portuguese

regressão

um estado anormal em que o desenvolvimento parou prematuramente

🇷🇺Russian

регресс

аномальное состояние, при котором развитие прекращается преждевременно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिगमन

एक असामान्य स्थिति जिसमें विकास समय से पहले रुक गया हो

🇧🇩Bengali

রিগ্রেশন

একটি অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা যেখানে উন্নয়ন অকালে থেমে গেছে

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்னடைவு

வளர்ச்சி முன்கூட்டியே நிறுத்தப்பட்ட ஒரு அசாதாரண நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరోగమనం

అభివృద్ధి అకాలంగా ఆగిపోయిన అసాధారణ స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिगमन

एक असामान्य स्थिती ज्यामध्ये विकास अकाली थांबला आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

રીગ્રેશન

એક અસામાન્ય સ્થિતિ જેમાં વિકાસ અકાળે બંધ થઈ ગયો છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿನ್ನಡೆ

ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಯು ಅಕಾಲಿಕವಾಗಿ ನಿಂತುಹೋದ ಅಸಹಜ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റിഗ്രഷൻ

വികസനം അകാലത്തിൽ നിലച്ച അസാധാരണമായ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਿਗਰੈਸ਼ਨ

ਇੱਕ ਅਸਧਾਰਨ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਸਮੇਂ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਰੁਕ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

رجعت

ایک غیر معمولی حالت جس میں ترقی وقت سے پہلے رک گئی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

回归

发育过早停止的异常状态

🇯🇵Japanese

回帰

発達が早期に停止した異常な状態

🇰🇷Korean

회귀

발달이 조기에 중단된 비정상적인 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hồi quy

một trạng thái bất thường trong đó sự phát triển đã dừng lại sớm

🇹🇭Thai

การถดถอย

ภาวะผิดปกติที่การพัฒนาหยุดก่อนเวลาอันควร

🇮🇩Indonesian

regresi

keadaan abnormal di mana pembangunan terhenti sebelum waktunya

🇲🇾Malay

regresi

keadaan tidak normal di mana perkembangan telah berhenti sebelum waktunya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الانحدار

حالة غير طبيعية يتوقف فيها التطور قبل الأوان

🇮🇷Persian

رگرسیون

یک حالت غیر طبیعی که در آن رشد زودرس متوقف شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

gerileme

gelişimin zamanından önce durduğu anormal bir durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

נְסִיגָה

מצב לא תקין בו ההתפתחות נעצרה בטרם עת

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