retrograde
/ˈrɛtrəˌɡreɪd/
verb
- To move backward or decline to a worse state.
- The project began to retrograde after the lead designer left.
- Without proper care, the garden will retrograde into weeds.
- The economy continued to retrograde despite government efforts.
adjective
- Moving or directed backward; reverting to an earlier or worse condition.
- The country experienced a retrograde shift in its educational system.
- His retrograde attitude toward technology made him unpopular at work.
- The new policy was seen as a retrograde step for civil rights.
- In astronomy, describing the apparent backward motion of a planet.
- Mercury goes retrograde three or four times a year.
- During retrograde motion, the planet appears to move from east to west.
- Astrologers often blame retrograde planets for communication problems.
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noun
- A person or thing that is backward or opposed to progress.
- In the debate, he acted like a retrograde, refusing to consider new ideas.
- The committee saw the proposal as a retrograde and voted against it.
- The politician was called a retrograde for opposing the new law.