Meaning of the word regress in English

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regress

US /rɪˈɡres/
UK /rɪˈɡres/

Verb

1.

to return to a previous and less advanced or worse state, condition, or way of behaving:

Example:
She suffered brain damage from the car accident and regressed to the mental age of a five-year-old.
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