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Retrogressive

adjective/ɹˌɛtɹoʊɡɹˈɛsɪv/
Definition
going from better to worse
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɹˌɛtɹoʊɡɹˈɛsɪv/
🇬🇧British English
/ɹˌɛtɹəʊɡɹˈɛsɪv/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɹˌɛtɹəʊɡɹˈɛsɪv/
4 syllables Say it as /ɹˌɛtɹoʊɡɹˈɛsɪv/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
retrogressverbget worse or fall back to a previous condition
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
rückläufig
es wird immer schlechter
🇫🇷French
rétrograde
aller du meilleur au pire
🇪🇸Spanish
retrógrado
yendo de mejor a peor
🇮🇹Italian
regressivo
andando di meglio in peggio
🇳🇱Dutch
retrogressief
van beter naar slechter gaan
🇵🇹Portuguese
retrógrado
indo de melhor para pior
🇷🇺Russian
регрессивный
идти от лучшего к худшему
India
🇮🇳Hindi
प्रतिगामी
बेहतर से बदतर की ओर जा रहा है
🇧🇩Bengali
পশ্চাৎপদ
ভালো থেকে খারাপের দিকে যাচ্ছে
🇮🇳Tamil
பிற்போக்குத்தனமான
நல்லதில் இருந்து மோசமான நிலைக்கு செல்கிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
తిరోగమనమైన
మంచి నుండి అధ్వాన్నంగా మారుతోంది
🇮🇳Marathi
प्रतिगामी
चांगल्याकडून वाईटाकडे जात आहे
🇮🇳Gujarati
પૂર્વવર્તી
વધુ સારાથી ખરાબ તરફ જઈ રહ્યા છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹಿಮ್ಮೆಟ್ಟಿಸುವ
ಉತ್ತಮದಿಂದ ಕೆಟ್ಟದಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಗುತ್ತಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പിന്തിരിപ്പൻ
മെച്ചപ്പെട്ടതിൽ നിന്ന് മോശമായതിലേക്ക് പോകുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਿਛਾਖੜੀ
ਬਿਹਤਰ ਤੋਂ ਬਦਤਰ ਵੱਲ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
رجعت پسند
بہتر سے بدتر جا رہا ہے
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
倒退的
从好到坏
🇯🇵Japanese
逆行的な
良い方から悪い方へと進む
🇰🇷Korean
퇴행적인
더 나은 것에서 더 나쁜 것까지
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thụt lùi
đi từ tốt hơn đến tồi tệ hơn
🇹🇭Thai
ย้อนหลัง
เริ่มจากดีขึ้นไปสู่แย่ลง
🇮🇩Indonesian
mundur
berubah dari lebih baik menjadi lebih buruk
🇵🇭Filipino
paatras
mula sa mas mabuti tungo sa mas masahol pa
🇲🇾Malay
kebelakangan
daripada lebih baik kepada lebih teruk
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
رجعي
الانتقال من الأفضل إلى الأسوأ
🇮🇷Persian
قهقرایی
رفتن از بهتر به بدتر
🇹🇷Turkish
gerici
daha iyiden daha kötüye gidiyor
🇮🇱Hebrew
רטרוגרסיבי
הולך מטוב לרע
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'retrogressive'?
The primary meaning of 'retrogressive' is 'going from better to worse'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'retrogressive' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'retrogressive' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'retrogressive' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'retrogressive' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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