REGRESS

• (noun) returning to a former state

  synonyms : regression , retrogression , retroversion , reversion

• (noun) the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence

  synonyms : reasoning backward

• (verb) go back to bad behavior

  "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"

  synonyms : fall back , lapse , recidivate , relapse , retrogress

  "He relapsed into his old bad habits" -added by sradha_inlas

• (verb) get worse or fall back to a previous condition

  synonyms : retrograde , retrogress

• (verb) go back to a previous state

  "We reverted to the old rules"

  synonyms : retrovert , return , revert , turn back

• (verb) go back to a statistical means

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