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retrograde

/ˈrɛt.rə.ɡreɪd/

ថយក្រោយ

  1. adjective ថយក្រោយ, ធ្លាក់ចុះ
    directed or moving backward; becoming worse
    ដែលដើរថយក្រោយ ឬធ្លាក់ដុនដាបជាងមុន
    Closing the library was a retrograde step.
    ការបិទបណ្ណាល័យគឺជាជំហានដើរថយក្រោយមួយ។
  2. verb ដើរថយក្រោយ, ធ្លាក់ចុះ
    to move backward or decline
    ផ្លាស់ទីថយក្រោយ ឬធ្លាក់ចុះ
    The economy began to retrograde.
    សេដ្ឋកិច្ចបានចាប់ផ្តើមធ្លាក់ចុះ។

Synonyms: regressive, backward, deteriorating, declining

Antonyms: progressive, forward, advancing

Forms: retrogrades, retrograded, retrograding

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.