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   regressive

   /rɪˈɡrɛsɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. returning to a former or less developed state; characterized by regression: "regressive aspects of recent local government reform"
   • ▪ relating to or marked by psychological regression: "a regressive personality"
   • 2. (of a tax) taking a proportionally greater amount from those on lower incomes: "indirect taxes are, as a group, regressive"
   • 3. proceeding from effect to cause or from particular to universal.

   Derivatives

   • 1. regressively adverb
   • 2. regressiveness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREGRESSIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   REGRESSIVE definition: 1. returning to a previous and less advanced or worse state or way of behaving: 2. (of an illness…. Learn more.

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   1. : tending to regress or produce regression. 2. : being, characterized by, or developing in the course of an evolutionary process involving increasing simplification of bodily structure. 3. : decreasing in rate as the base increases. a regressive tax. regressively adverb. regressiveness noun.

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   REGRESSIVE meaning: 1. returning to a previous and less advanced or worse state or way of behaving: 2. (of an illness…. Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREGRESSIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Regressive behaviour, activities, or processes involve a return to an earlier and less advanced stage of development. [ formal ] This regressive behaviour is more common in boys.

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   Use the adjective regressive to describe something that moves backward instead of forward, like a society that grants women fewer and fewer rights each year. To understand the word regressive, it's helpful to know that its antonym, or opposite, is progressive.

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   Definition of regressive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Define regressive. regressive synonyms, regressive pronunciation, regressive translation, English dictionary definition of regressive. adj. 1. Tending to return or revert to a previous state. 2. Characterized by regression or a tendency to regress. 3. Relating to or being a tax that amounts...

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   There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective regressive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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    A complete guide to the word "REGRESSIVE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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    regressive meaning, definition, what is regressive: returning to an earlier, less advanced s...: Learn more.