HyperDic: reverting

English > 2 senses of the word *reverting*:
ADJECTIVE	all	reverting, returning	tending to return to an earlier state
NOUN	act	reverting, backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion	a failure to maintain a higher state

reverting > pronunciation
Sounds	rihver'tihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *reverting*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	tending to return to an earlier state.
Synonym	returning
Broader	regressive	Opposing progress
Spanish	revertido

English > *reverting*: 2 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	A failure to maintain a higher state.
Synonyms	backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion
Narrower	recidivism	habitual relapse into crime
Broader	failure	An act that fails
Spanish	bajón, caída, recaída, recidiva, reincidencia, reventón
Catalan	caiguda, fallida, recaiguda, recidiva, reincidència
Verbs	revert	go back to a previous state