regressive (EN)

adjective

adjective “regressive”

1. going back to an earlier or less advanced state
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   The town's regressive attitudes slowed its progress.
2. (of a tax) taking a larger percentage from poorer people
   A regressive tax affects low-income families more than wealthy ones.
3. (in psychology) acting in a way that is less mature than normal
   Under stress, he showed regressive behaviors like sulking.
4. (in linguistics) when a sound is changed by a later sound in the word
   Regressive assimilation alters sounds based on the next sound in speech.