1. (noun) arrested development, fixation, infantile fixation, regression
an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
Synonyms: retrogression, reversion, infantile fixation, statistical regression, fixing, fixation, arrested development, regression toward the mean, regression, simple regression, retroversion, regress, obsession
2. (noun) regression
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
Synonyms: retrogression, simple regression, infantile fixation, fixation, reversion, arrested development, statistical regression, regression toward the mean, retroversion, regress
3. (noun) regression, simple regression, regression toward the mean, statistical regression
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)
Synonyms: retrogression, simple regression, infantile fixation, regression, fixation, reversion, arrested development, statistical regression, regression toward the mean, retroversion, regress
4. (noun) regression, regress, reversion, retrogression, retroversion
returning to a former state
Synonyms: infantile fixation, lapse, simple regression, reversal, regression toward the mean, fixation, turnaround, arrested development, relapsing, retrogression, retroflection, regress, reasoning backward, backsliding, lapsing, throwback, regression, reverse, atavism, turnabout, reverting, relapse, statistical regression, retroversion, degeneration, reversion, retroflexion
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