I know this word, but for some reason it's just not popping into my head. It means that instead of improving as time goes by, you're kind of going "backwards" and worsening. There's this big, fancy word for it...
Please help!
2007-02-03 14:59:07 · 12 answers · asked by mish 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
a word that means to "wind down" is entropy.
also
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degeneration, devolution
the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
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degeneracy, degeneration, decadence, decadency
the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
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degeneration, retrogression
passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
2007-02-03 15:05:20 · answer #1 · answered by The Answer Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deteriorating.
2007-02-04 00:05:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
regress? relapse? worsen? deteriorate? degenerate?
i hope one of those works!!
2007-02-03 23:04:16 · answer #3 · answered by pepper mill 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Degenerating, deevolution (not sure if that's the spelling.
2007-02-03 23:03:02 · answer #4 · answered by lkn4trth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
reversing, regressing,
2007-02-03 23:06:24 · answer #5 · answered by Lacey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
back-peddling, treading water??
2007-02-03 23:02:29 · answer #6 · answered by RiverGirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://thesaurus.reference.com/
2007-02-03 23:06:42 · answer #7 · answered by YeahBrains2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
aggravation
2007-02-03 23:08:10 · answer #8 · answered by Vinod 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
regressing?
2007-02-03 23:06:47 · answer #9 · answered by What? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
regress
regression
regressive
2007-02-03 23:04:00 · answer #10 · answered by Hopalonghoppe 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋