Word: retrogressing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: re
tro
gre
ssing
Definition: Present participle of retrogress; go back to bad behavior
Morphemes:
Affix: retrogress
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To return to bad behaviour; to relapse.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: retrōgressus
Language: la
Decoded: retrogressus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: having walked back, having stepped back, having returned
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.