retrograde

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retrograde Definition

• (a) moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
• (a) of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
• (s) going from better to worse
• (s) moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
• (v) move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
• (v) move in a direction contrary to the usual one; "retrograding planets"
• (v) move back; "The glacier retrogrades"
• (v) go back over; "retrograde arguments"
• (v) get worse; fall back to a previous or worse condition

retrograde Synonyms

• hash over
• regress
• rehash
• retral
• retreat
• retrograde
• retrogress
• retrogressive