A stress-related defense mechanism. Involves reverting to immature behavior when presented with a stressful situation or hurtful information.
The Europeans were very regressive when they realised that Paris and London had been replaced by New York and Rio de Janiero.
by Johnny Pseudonym January 21, 2005
Roleplay in some way pertaining to age. Sometimes this is "infantilism", which is adults acting as babies. There are all ages.. this can also include schoolgirl or schoolboy with headmaster or headmistress, and every conceivable age in between.
John: Is my little girl ready to play with the big-boys?
Mary: I'm not into regression, get the hell away you perv.
Mary: I'm not into regression, get the hell away you perv.
by Gargoyle September 16, 2005
Typically used derisively to imply another's political beliefs are primitive or backward.
Of a Conservative: One who is so conservative, they wish to move things backward in time instead of merely keeping things the same/progressing very slowly.
Of a Liberal or Progressive: A Liberal or Progressive who believes they are in favor of individual rights and freedoms, yet advocates policies that actually suppress individual rights. A result of over-zealous and incorrect application of the concept of "political correctness"
Of a Conservative: One who is so conservative, they wish to move things backward in time instead of merely keeping things the same/progressing very slowly.
Of a Liberal or Progressive: A Liberal or Progressive who believes they are in favor of individual rights and freedoms, yet advocates policies that actually suppress individual rights. A result of over-zealous and incorrect application of the concept of "political correctness"
Conservative: We should lower the nation's budget deficit
Regressive: We should go back to the Gold Standard
Progressive: Minorities should be free from discrimination
Regressive: People should be jailed for discriminating against minorities
Regressive: We should go back to the Gold Standard
Progressive: Minorities should be free from discrimination
Regressive: People should be jailed for discriminating against minorities
by Samiamrg7 April 29, 2016
A person who consciously chooses to reject scientific progress due to personal beliefs, regardless of empirical evidence.
Karen is such a regressive, she refuses to vaccinate her kids because she thinks it will make them autistic.
by weasel5i2 August 18, 2019
Opposite of progressive. One who is opposed to women's rights, minority rights, universal civil rights, religious freedom, freedom of dissent, universal equality, and cares little to nothing for his fellow man.
In favor of widening the economic divide and eventual elimination of the middle class. In sum, one who believes society ought undo all progress made since 1920 and go back to the 19th century.
Currently in control of the federal government.
In favor of widening the economic divide and eventual elimination of the middle class. In sum, one who believes society ought undo all progress made since 1920 and go back to the 19th century.
Currently in control of the federal government.
by PK November 12, 2004
Those who have hijacked the meaning of conservatism and screwed up the Republican brand, like most GOP primary voters these days. That base: "an excitable, overlapping assortment of Fox News friends, Limbaugh dittoheads, Tea Party animals, war whoopers, nativists, Christianist fundamentalists, à la carte Catholics (anti-abortion, yes; anti-torture, no), anti-Rooseveltians (Franklin and Theodore), global-warming denialists, post-Confederate white Southrons, creationists, birthers, market idolaters, Europe demonizers, and gun fetishists."
If you are Liberal or Progressive, don't forget to spring ahead 1 hour tonight. If you are Regressive, forget it. You folks have fallen so far behind that 1 hour won't make much difference.
by Dhanarose March 10, 2012
A person who believes that black people are not racist because of slavery, Islam is a peaceful religion, Muslims are peaceful (even the criminal ones), and white people are racist. Also a person who usually criticise Christianity (or not) and not Islam.
by anenyy January 31, 2016