Retroceso (en. Recoil)

/re.tɾoˈθe.so/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
Action of going back.
The retreat of the glacier is a concerning phenomenon.
El retroceso del glaciar es un fenómeno preocupante.
Reduction or decrease of rights or advancements.
There has been a retrogression in civil liberties.
Se ha producido un retroceso en las libertades civiles.
Reaction against an advancement or progress.
The retrogression in education is noticeable in some regions.
El retroceso en la educación es notorio en algunas regiones.

Etymology

From the prefix 'retro-' meaning 'backward' and 'cesar' meaning 'to stop.'

Common Phrases and Expressions

economic retrogression
Decrease in economic activity.
retroceso en la economía
to suffer a retrogression
To experience a loss in progress or advancement.
sufrir un retroceso
to take a step back
To regress in something that had been achieved.
dar un paso atrás

Related Words

to regress
To go back in a place or in a process.
retroceder
review
Action of reviewing or reconsidering something.
revisión
involution
Return to a previous or less advanced state.
involución

Slang Meanings

Significant deceleration in a process.
Last year was a brutal retrogression for the company.
El año pasado fue un retroceso brutal para la empresa.
A return to unwanted old patterns.
That decision was a retrogression for innovation.
Esa decisión fue un retroceso para la innovación.