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retrogression

nounmasculine/ɾetɾusɛsu/medium

re·tro·ces·so

Definition

A backward movement; retreat; regression, especially in progress or development.
The country is experiencing an economic retrogression.
There was a retrogression in the negotiations.
Common collocations
economic retrogressionpolitical retrogression

Etymology

Do latim 'retrocessus' (movimento para trás).

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