retrograde
adjectiveformal/ʁɨtɾuˈɡɾaðu/low
re·tro·gra·do
Definition
Moving backwards; opposing progress, evolution, or modern ideas; reactionary.
The new regulations were seen as a retrograde move for workers' rights.
His retrograde views on education were widely condemned.
Common collocations
retrograde policiesretrograde ideasretrograde step
Etymology
Do latim 'retrogradus' (que anda para trás).