reversion vs regress

regress vs reversion

reversion and regress both are nouns.

reversion is not a verb while regress is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reversion	Yes	No	No	No
regress	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, reversion and regress are synonyms defined as:

reversion and regress: returning to a former state

Other synonyms of reversion include regression, retrogression, retroversion.

reversion (noun)	regress (noun)
a failure to maintain a higher state	returning to a former state
turning in the opposite direction	the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
returning to a former state
(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
(law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)

reversion (verb)	regress (verb)
	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 reversion and regress

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