hark-back vs retrogress

hark-back

noun
  • An act of alluding, returning, or reverting (to a subject previously mentioned, etc.); also, an act of evoking, or longing or pining for (a past era or event). 

  • An act of hounds retracing a course in order to pick up the lost scent of prey. 

retrogress

noun
  • A retrogression. 

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

  • To go backwards; to retreat. 

  • To return to bad behaviour; to relapse. 

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