Directed or moving backwards in relation to the normal or previous direction of travel; retreating.
Reverting to an inferior or less developed state; declining, regressing.
Of the order of something: inverse, reverse.
In a reverse direction; backwards.
A movement backwards or opposite to the intended or normal motion.
One who opposes social reform, favouring the maintenance of the status quo; a conservative.
To cause (a land feature such as a coastline or waterfall) to undergo retrogradation, that is, to travel in the direction of the land or upstream due to erosion.
To change (minerals, rocks, etc.) metamorphically through a decrease in pressure or temperature.
To cause (someone or something) to revert to an inferior or less developed state.
The adjective is derived from Middle English retrograd, retrograde (“of a planet: appearing to move in a direction opposite to the order of the zodiac signs, retrograde; unfortunate”), from Middle Fre...
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One who reneges on an agreement, or switches loyalties; a rebel, a renegade.