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regressive

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American soundregressive
regressive
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reg - res - sive -> regressive

Myanmar meaning

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regress /r'gres/ v

~ (to sth) ဒုံရင်းပြန်ဆိုက်သည်။
She regressed to her old habits.
❏ regression /r'greʃn/ n [U, C] ဆုတ်ယုတ်ခြင်း။
regression to an earlier stage of emotional development.
❏ regressive adj (usu derog ) ခေတ်နောက်ပြန် ဆွဲသော။
The Opposition condemned the policy as a regressive measure. Compare PROGRESSIVE ၁

More examples
  • Tommy’s speech seems to have regressed since he changed schools.
Synonyms
go back, lose headway, lose ground, retreat, revert, move back, relapse, degenerate, backslide, deteriorate, ebb, fall away, fall back, fall off, flip flop, flipflop, hold-up, lapse, recede, retrogress, reversal of fortune, roll back, setback, sink, throw back, turn back, whole new ballgame
Antonyms
advance, develop, forge, forward, grow, improve, increase, progress, strengthen
Cross references
go backlose headwaylose groundretreatrevertmove backrelapsedegeneratebackslidedeteriorateebbfall awayfall backfall offflip flopflipflophold-uplapserecederetrogressreversal of fortuneroll backsetbacksinkthrow backturn backwhole new ballgameadvance
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