regresión

Definitions of regresión
  1. noun
    (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
  2. noun
    an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
    synonyms: obsesión
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    type of:
    anomalía
    an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
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