retrogress

Definition of Retrogress in English :

1. regress, retrograde, retrogress

get worse or fall back to a previous condition

go back to bad behavior

Example Sentences:
'Those who recidivate are often minor criminals'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Retrogress

verb (intransitive)

1.

to go back to an earlier, esp worse, condition; degenerate or deteriorate

2.

to move backwards; recede

3. biology

to develop characteristics or features of lower or simpler organisms; degenerate

verb intransitive

to move backward, esp. into an earlier, less complex, or worse condition; decline; degenerate

intr.v. ret·ro·gressed, ret·ro·gress·ing, ret·ro·gress·es

1. To return to an earlier, inferior, or less complex condition.

2. To go or move backward.