Synonyms for regression
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ri-gresh-uh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈgrɛʃ ən |
Définition of regression
Origin :- early 15c., from Latin regressionem (nominative regressio) "a going back, a return," noun of action from past participle stem of regredi (see regress (n.)).
- noun reversion
- And there is no doubt that this regression has taken place in the course of history.
- Extract from : « The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life » by Emile Durkheim
- The different "levels" of the stupor reaction also conform to a theory of regression.
- Extract from : « Benign Stupors » by August Hoch
- The interruptions are easily explained by the theory of regression.
- Extract from : « Benign Stupors » by August Hoch
- The next stage in regression is that where the idea of death appears.
- Extract from : « Benign Stupors » by August Hoch
- Regression is the second danger of this development by stages.
- Extract from : « A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis » by Sigmund Freud
- Regression is not inevitable, for it may be overcome by selection.
- Extract from : « Applied Eugenics » by Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson
- The general amount of regression in heredity, then, is one-half.
- Extract from : « Applied Eugenics » by Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson
- On its way to regression the dream takes on the form of dramatization.
- Extract from : « Dream Psychology » by Sigmund Freud
- You could induce atavism, regression to some lower form of animal life—a highly speeded up regression.
- Extract from : « Thy Name Is Woman » by Bryce Walton
- The natural flow of interest in regression is to earlier types of ambition and activity.
- Extract from : « Benign Stupors » by August Hoch
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