RETROGRADE

(verb) get worse or fall back to a previous condition
synonyms : regress , retrogress
(verb) go back over
"retrograde arguments"
synonyms : hash over , rehash
(verb) move back
"The glacier retrogrades"
synonyms : retreat
(verb) move in a direction contrary to the usual one
"retrograding planets"
(verb) move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
(adj.) of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
(adj.) moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
(adj.) moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
synonyms : retral
(adj.) going from better to worse
synonyms : retrogressive

Mnemonics for retrograde

(Tag: ) Prefix Retro:Behind,Backward...retro+grade is like degrade..
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(Tag: english) Consider retrograde as the opposite of upgrade, in upgrade you get the latest, here you going to a previous state or degenerating ..
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(Tag: ) Grade system is not new .. Its a very old one .. India is going retrograde
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(Tag: ) (retro)grade Consider the word in bracket only: Retro relates to metro. Tag: The plan to have METRO rail link in Mumbai has taken a BACKSEAT(degenerated or go backwards)
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(Tag: ) retro(means past)+rograde(sounds like regret).....so you are regretting now for your awesome college days in PAST because you are missing them now.
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(Tag: ) RETRO refers to the "PAST"or BACKWORD….RETURNING BACK to GRADUATE school as a result of failure in board exam
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