RETROGRESSIVE


Meaning of RETROGRESSIVE in English

/ ˌretrəˈgresɪv; NAmE / adjective

( formal , disapproving ) returning to old-fashioned ideas or methods instead of making progress

OPP progressive

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from retro- backwards , on the pattern of progression .

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