relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back
(verb) go back to bad behavior; “Those who recidivate are often minor criminals”
regress, retrograde, retrogress
(verb) get worse or fall back to a previous condition
Source: WordNet® 3.1
retrogress (third-person singular simple present retrogresses, present participle retrogressing, simple past and past participle retrogressed)
(intransitive) To return to an earlier, simpler or worse condition; to regress.
(intransitive) To go backwards; to retreat.
(intransitive) To return to bad behaviour; to relapse.
• progress
retrogress (plural retrogresses)
A retrogression.
Source: Wiktionary
Re"tro*gress, n. Etym: [Cf. L. retrogressus.]
Definition: Retrogression. [R.] H. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 June 2025
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
