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retrograde

/ˈretrəɡreɪd/adjective

उच्चारण रेट्रग्रेड

प्रतिगामी, पीछे ले जाने वाला

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adjective
  1. 1

    formal, disapproving

    (of an action) making a situation worse or returning to how something was in the past

    प्रतिगामी, पीछे ले जाने वाला

    • Closing village schools would be a retrograde step.
    • retrograde ideas about the role of women

    Synonyms regressive backward reactionary negative

    Opposite progressive forward-looking

  2. 2

    technical

    moving or directed backwards

    पीछे की ओर चलने वाला, वक्री

    • the retrograde motion of a planet

    Synonyms backward reverse

    Opposite forward