change by reversal vs regress

regress vs change by reversal

change by reversal is not a noun while regress is a noun.

change by reversal and regress both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
change by reversal	No	No	Yes	No
regress	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, regress is a hyponym of change by reversal; that is, regress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than change by reversal:

change by reversal: change to the contrary
regress: go back to a previous state

Other hyponyms of change by reversal include alternate, flip-flop, flip, interchange, switch, tack, turn the tables, turn the tide, commutate, exchange, switch, switch over, correct, rectify, right, falsify, commute, permute, transpose, metamorphose, transfigure, transmogrify, retrovert, return, revert, turn back, desynchronise, desynchronize, deconsecrate, desecrate, unhallow, undo.

change by reversal (noun)	regress (noun)
	returning to a former state
	the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence

change by reversal (verb)	regress (verb)
change to the contrary	go back to bad behavior
	get worse or fall back to a previous condition
	go back to a previous state
	go back to a statistical means

Difference between change by reversal and regress

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