retrogression

/ˌrɛtrəˈɡrɛʃən/
noun
  1. The process of returning to an earlier, less developed, or worse state.
    • Historians see the period as a retrogression in civil rights.
    • The country's economic retrogression worried many investors.
    • After months of progress, the team experienced a sudden retrogression in their project.
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