Societal Decline Vocabulary

verb to move backward; to return to an earlier or less advanced state

• The company's decision to cut funding for research and development may retrogress their progress in innovation.
• Skipping classes will only retrogress your chances of passing the exam.
• If you keep procrastinating, you're just going to retrogress even further.
• His stubbornness caused him to retrogress in his personal growth.

verb to deteriorate or become morally corrupt

preposition indicating movement or direction towards a negative outcome

• The company's reputation started to go to the bad after the scandal broke out.
• His behavior is really starting to go to the bad lately.
• She used to be so reliable, but now she's really gone to the bad.
• When trust is broken, it can cause relationships to go to the bad.