age regression

noun

A mental reversion to a younger age; used in therapy, as a coping mechanism, in roleplay or as a manifestation of a psychiatric issue.

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Meanings

nounage regression (countable and uncountable, plural age regressions)

plural age regressions

  1. countableuncountableA mental reversion to a younger age; used in therapy, as a coping mechanism, in roleplay or as a manifestation of a psychiatric issue.
  2. countableuncountablefictionThe physical reversion to a younger age, sometimes spontaneously and non-consensually.
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APA

age regression. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/age%20regression

MLA

“age regression.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/age%20regression. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “age regression,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/age%20regression.

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