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Definitions for Regress

[1] to move backward; go back.
[2] to revert to an earlier or less advanced state or form.
[3] the act of going back; return.
[4] the right to go back.
[5] backward movement or course; retrogression.
[6] (intr) to return or revert, as to a former place, condition, or mode of behaviour
[7] (tr) statistics to measure the extent to which (a dependent variable) is associated with one or more independent variables
[8] the act of regressing
[9] movement in a backward direction; retrogression
[10] logic a supposed explanation each stage of which requires to be similarly explained, as saying that knowledge requires a justification in terms of propositions themselves known to be true

Words related to Regress

ebb, revert, recede, degenerate, deteriorate, retrogress, relapse, lapse, sink, backslide, retreat

Words nearby Regress

regorge, regosol, regr., regrate, regreet, regress, regression, regression analysis, regressive, regressive assimilation, regressive staining

Origin of Regress

1325–75; Middle English regresse (noun) < Latin regressus a returning, going back, equivalent to re- re- + -gred-, combining form of gradī to step, walk, go + -tus suffix of v. action, with dt > ss

Other words from Regress

re·gres·sor , noun

Word origin for Regress

C14: from Latin regressus a retreat, from regredī to go back, from re- + gradī to go

Synonyms for Regress

degenerate, deteriorate, ebb, fall back, fall off, recede, revert, backslide, lapse, relapse, retreat, retrogress, sink, fall away, go back, lose ground, roll back, throw back, turn back