retrograde
adjective formal uk/ˈret.rə.ɡreɪd/ us/ˈret.rə.ɡreɪd/
(RETURNING TO WORSE SITUATION)
倒退的；退步的；恶化的
returning to older and worse conditions, methods, ideas, etc.
He said it would be a retrograde step to remove single parent benefits. 他说取消单亲补助金将是历史的倒退。
The proposal is miserably retrograde.