[n] a failure to maintain a higher state
[n] returning to a former state
[n] turning in the opposite direction
[n] a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
[n] a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
[n] (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)
Synonyms
atavism, backsliding, lapse, lapsing, regress, regression, relapse, relapsing, retrogression, retroversion, reverse, reverting, throwback, turnabout, turnaround