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retrograde
adjective
°Directed backwards, retreating; reverting especially inferior state, declining; inverse, reverse; movement opposite to normal or intended motion, often circular motion.
°Counterproductive to a desired outcome.
noun
°A degenerate person.
verb
°To move backwards; to recede; to retire; to decline; to revert.
°(astronomy) To show retrogradation.