Uk English Meaning of regression

regression

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Definitions and Meaning of regression in English

Wordnet

regression (n)

an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state

the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)

returning to a former state

Webster

regression (n.)

The act of passing back or returning; retrogression; retrogradation.

FAQs About the word regression

regression

an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely, (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile sta

reversion,retrogression,Atavism,backsliding,decline,degeneration,lapse,relapse,return

advancement,development,evolution,pregnancy,growth,maturation,Ripening

regressing => regression, regressed => regressed, regress => regress, regreet => re-greet, regredience => regression,