REGRESSIVE


Meaning of REGRESSIVE in English

/ rɪˈgresɪv; NAmE / adjective

1.

becoming or making sth less advanced :

The policy has been condemned as a regressive step.

2.

( technical ) ( of taxes ) having less effect on the rich than on the poor

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.