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Noun
S:
(n)
arrested development
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fixation
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infantile fixation
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regression
(an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely)
S:
(n)
regression
((psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state)
S:
(n)
regression
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simple regression
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regression toward the mean
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statistical regression
(the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x))
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S:
(n)
regression
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regress
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reversion
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retrogression
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retroversion
(returning to a former state)