REVERSION

• (noun) a failure to maintain a higher state

  synonyms : backsliding , lapse , lapsing , relapse , relapsing , reverting

  "The doctor warned them about a risk of relapse after the operation" -added by sradha_inlas

• (noun) returning to a former state

  synonyms : regress , regression , retrogression , retroversion

• (noun) turning in the opposite direction

  synonyms : reversal , reverse , turnabout , turnaround

• (noun) a reappearance of an earlier characteristic

  synonyms : atavism , throwback

  The scientist explained that the hind legs on the whale caught offshore was a result of atavism. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)

• (noun) (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)

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