Regression

[rɪ'greʃ(ə)n] or [rɪ'ɡrɛʃən]

解释:

(noun.) returning to a former state.

(noun.) the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x).

(noun.) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state.

编辑:谢恩--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) The act of passing back or returning; retrogression; retrogradation.

整理:卢修斯

同义词及近义词：

n. Return, REGRESS.

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同义词及反义词：

SYN:Retreat, return, retrogradation, retrogression, retirement

ANT:Advancement, progression, aggression, procession

整理:凯瑟琳