regressionism

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noun

A tendency toward regression.

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Meanings

nounregressionism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA tendency toward regression.

    Like a museum, the home aims at freezing and conserving an image of the past in a display of collectibles. Maupassant's description of Zola's bedroom exemplifies this historical regressionism […]

    1999, Didier Maleuvre, Museum Memories: History, Technology, Art, page 115

Origin

From regression + -ism.

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regressionism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regressionism

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