When a person retreats to a form of behavior common to a younger person (e.g. a 13 year-old wetting the bed). This can occur when a person is dealing with significant stress.
A dream may regress by sending a thought back to be pondered within the understanding from which that dream was invoked. When that thought has been pondered, control will return to the dream that sent the thought back. This is not the same thing as sending a thought to the essence of the invoking dream, since in the first case, the active dream's understanding is unbound, the thought pondered, and then the sender's understanding is rebound, and the sender is allowed to continue the dream. In the second case, the bindings of the invoking dream are rebound as a new dream within the understanding of the sender. In this case, it is not the same dream, since the sender's understanding will be visible, whereas in the case of regression, the sender's understanding is lifted to make visible once again the invoker's understanding.
To return or go back, particularly to return to a pattern of behavior or level of skill characteristic of a younger age. Many normal children demonstrate regressive behavior when in the hospital, for example, previously potty-trained children may again wet or soil themselves. In reference to a disease, to “regress,” means to worsen.
returning to a former state
go back to a statistical means
go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
get worse; fall back to a previous or worse condition
go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
Recourse by the holders of bills, drafts and cheques against previous holders, endorsers or issuers etc. Français: Recours Español: Regreso