retrogressive
adjective formal uk/ˌret.rəˈɡres.ɪv/ us/ˈret.rə.ɡres.ɪv/
倒退的
causing a return to an older and worse state
retrogressive and disastrous policies 倒退和灾难性的政策
The plan is extremely retrogressive.
See: retrogress
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- Some people dismissed him as a retrogressive traditionalist.
- These articles seemed retrogressive.
- This trend could be seen as a retrogressive one from the women’s point of view.