Translation guide
The concept of regression covers returning to a previous state, statistical modeling, and psychological defense mechanisms. This guide helps learners express each meaning naturally in Japanese.
Expressing a decline, backsliding, or reversion in quality, condition, or progress.
General term for regression, retreat, or moving backward. Used for economic, social, or personal decline.
The economic regression continues.
A regression in treatment was observed.
Often used for psychological regression or developmental backsliding. Can also mean moving backward physically.
Stress caused a regression to infantile behavior.
Implies going against the natural flow or reversing progress. Often used in phrases like 時代に逆行する (go against the times).
That policy is a regression against the times.
Literally 'going back the way one came'. Used for regression in progress or returning to a previous state, often with a negative nuance.
The negotiations regressed.
Specifically means degeneration or atrophy, often biological or evolutionary regression. Not for general decline.
Unused muscles regress.
Referring to regression analysis or the statistical method for modeling relationships between variables.
Describing a return to an earlier stage of development in response to stress, as a defense mechanism.
後退 is the most general term for regression or moving backward, used in economics, health, etc. 退行 often implies psychological or developmental regression. 逆行 suggests going against a natural direction or trend, like 'regressing against progress'.
Build a linear regression model.
Specifically refers to regression to infantile behavior.
She showed infantile regression.