RETROGRADE

Definition of RETROGRADE

  1. (verb)move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
  2. (verb)move in a direction contrary to the usual one
  3. (verb)move back
  4. (verb)go back over
  5. (verb)get worse or fall back to a previous condition
  6. (adj)going from better to worse
  7. (adj)moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
  8. (adj)moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
  9. (adj)of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma