regressiveness

/rɪˈɡrɛsɪvnəs/
noun
  1. The quality or state of being regressive; a tendency to return to a less advanced or worse condition.
    • The regressiveness of his views made him unpopular among younger voters.
    • The regressiveness of the new law angered many civil rights activists.
    • Economists criticized the regressiveness of the flat tax proposal.
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