&c (retrogression) 283 [Obs.]; deterioration &c 659.
[Return to, or recurrence of a bad state] backsliding,
recidivation†; recidivism, recidivity†; recrudescence.
V. relapse, lapse; fall back, slide back, sink back; return; retrograde
&c 283; recidivate; fall off again &c 659.