fall back vs retrogress

fall back

verb
  • To retreat. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, back. 

  • To fail to fulfill a promise or purpose. 

retrogress

verb
  • To go backwards; to retreat. 

  • To return to an earlier, simpler or worse condition; to regress. 

  • To return to bad behaviour; to relapse. 

noun
  • A retrogression. 

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