All retrogradation synonyms
ret·ro·gra·da·tion
R r noun retrogradation
- lapse — an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
- devolution — Devolution is the transfer of some authority or power from a central organization or government to smaller organizations or government departments.
- atavism — the recurrence in a plant or animal of certain primitive characteristics that were present in an ancestor but have not occurred in intermediate generations